Episode 305: We Break Down New Mexico Politics And The Stories The Media Won’t Touch

A governor’s race that barely makes noise should make you ask one question: who benefits from the silence? We talk through why New Mexico’s top race feels so subdued, what that suggests about internal data, and how a challenger can sometimes thrive when the favorite delays attacks and keeps the timeline short. We also get into the unglamorous parts of politics that decide outcomes, polling that actually helps, message testing, fundraising signals, and why the first wave of ads can “set” a contest faster than people expect.Then we pivot hard into education and culture after a Wall Street Journal report on the University of Michigan moving to pass or no credit for first-semester freshmen. We connect grade inflation, standardized testing debates, COVID learning loss, and remedial college coursework to the real-world consequences: students paying more for less preparation, graduating with debt, and walking into a job market that still demands competence.Political consultant Jay McCleskey joins us to close with the stories that don’t fit into a tidy headline, including his new YouTube project Breaking Body Cams. We talk kidnapping, human trafficking, fentanyl trafficking routes, and why body camera footage can cut through spin from both media narratives and political press releases, especially as New Mexico debates transparency and access to public records.Subscribe to No Doubt About It, share this with a friend who follows New Mexico politics, and leave us a review so more people can find the show.Website: https://www.nodoubtaboutitpodcast.com/Twitter: @nodoubtpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoDoubtAboutItPod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markronchettinm/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D