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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
May 18, 2026
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Hello Fellow Democrats and ANTIFA followers,
I don’t know about you, but I am not feeling warm and fuzzy about DJT’s proposed billion-dollar ballroom. His ballroom proposal started at a cost of $300 million and now he is talking a billion dollars. Comments have been made about excessive gold plating. Martin Heinrich and fellow Democrats had this to say about that, “Throwing a billion taxpayer dollars at Trump’s gold-plated ballroom is the last thing Congress should be doing while hardworking Americans are getting crushed at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and by higher housing, health care and home energy cost.” Wow, they hit the nail squarely on the head with that comment. We are all struggling with every single one of those items called out. And to make matters worse for DJT he was recorded while discussing Iran and their possible nuclear weapons as saying, “I don’t think about Americans financial situation, I don’t think about anybody.” Aww thanks so much for that, Donnie, so good to know. We kind of already knew that, but thanks for the clarification. We are all aware that the only goal DJT has is to keep enriching himself and his family at taxpayer expense – corruption at its finest!
And how about John Fetterman, Democrat from Pennsylvania who has apparently turned his back on the party and is now defending DJT’s comments about not thinking of Americans financial situation. Sadly, Fetterman has recently voted with Republicans and is now a frequent face on FOX News. He was quoted telling Democrats to “get over their Trump derangement syndrome.” This guy needs to go, and I hope Pennsylvania will take care of that situation.
Early primary voting is currently underway. Don’t forget, if you vote by absentee mail-in ballot, now is the time to request your ballot. Or vote in person on election day June 2nd, the polls open at 7 am and will stay open until 7 pm. You can now vote at any location in Torrance County and Independents can for the first time vote in the primary election. Make it a point to cast your vote, it’s important now more than ever!
Have a great week everyone,
Myra Oden
Chair Democratic Party of Torrance County
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
By Bill Peifer
During Trump’s visit to China, Chinese President Xi posed the question to Trump: “Can China and the United States overcome the ‘Thucydides Trap’ and establish a new paradigm for relations between great powers?” We can we infer from the fact that Trump had no answer to Xi’s question at the time that Trump had no clue just what the “Thucydides Trap” that Xi referred to really was. Most Americans wouldn’t.
The Thucydides Trap is a political science term coined by Harvard Political Science Professor Graham Allison. Starting with the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the 5th Century BC, chronicled by Greek general and historian, Thucydides, and examining 15 other major conflicts up to modern times, Allison observed that a competition between a declining nation, desperate to cling to its power, and a rising and ambitious nation, resulted in armed conflict 12 out of the 16 times.
Xi’s question to Trump referencing the Thucydides Trap was obviously in the context that China is on rise, America is declining, and Xi was expressing a hope that the two nations could avoid the sort of conflict that the “Trap” often brings about. Later that day, after somebody explained the Thucydides Trap to him, Trump released the following statement:
"When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four years of Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration, and on that score, he was 100% correct."
The question by Xi was phrased quite clearly to be about the future . . . going forward from that date. Nobody asks “can” something happen when referring to the situation that existed well over a year ago. They’re talking about the “here and now”. And so, our Trump Lie of the week is claiming that Xi was talking about the U.S. being in the decline when our GDP was increasing, millions of new jobs were being created and our recovery from the pandemic was the envy of the world under Biden. It’s obvious that Xi was referring to the current America with flat GDP, minimal new job creation and its President being the laughingstock of the rest of the world, but Trump can’t admit to his cult members that he isn’t making America great again.
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EVERY SATURDAY - 12 PM - 1 PM
Save Democracy! Protest - Moriarty
Corner of Rt. 41 & 66
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SATURDAY
EVERY SUNDAY - 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Solidarity Sundays Protest - Tijeras
Corner of Old 66 and Rt. 337
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SUNDAY
MAY 5, 2026 EARLY VOTING BEGINS
TORRANCE COUNTY OFFICE
205 S. NINTH STREET, ESTANCIA
MAY 16, 2026 EARLY VOTING EXTENDED
MORIARTY CIVIC CENTER
202 BROADWAY, MORIARTY
JUNE 2 PRIMARY VOTING DAY
POLLS OPEN 7AM - 7PM
SEE BELOW FOR LOCATIONS
JUNE 13, 2026 DPTC Monthly Meeting 2 PM
DPTC Office
JULY 25, 2026 Olde Timers Day - Estancia
Parade and Booth Help Needed
AUGUST 29, 2026 Mountainair Sunflower Festival
Booth Help Needed
SEPTEMBER ?, 2026 Moriarty Pinto Bean Fiesta
Parade and Booth Help Needed
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Donate to the Billboard Fund!
We want to put several billboards on I 40! We need $10,000 to do this!
More information will be coming.
Please DONATE to the
Democratic Party of Torrance County!
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You can mail a check to:
Democratic Party of Torrance County
PO Box 2206, Moriarty NM 87035
(make check payable to Democratic Party of Torrance County)
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Our Office!
Still Looking for Help!
Did you know that we have an office in Moriarty? It is in the same shopping center as Moriarty Foods. Stop by some time and check it out.
We are currently looking for a volunteer to take the Tuesday and Saturday shift - If you would like to help email Millie.
Help Wanted!
The DPTC has a need for a Certified Licensed Electrician. We have some minor issues in our office that we would like to have addressed. If you can help email Millie.
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Torrance County is currently accepting applications for a County Manager, a Customer Service Specialist, an Emergency Management Specialist, and an EMT/Fire fighter.
Click Here for more information.
- Moriarty is accepting applications for a Police Officer.
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- Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer.
Click Here for more information.
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Torrance County Commission
Meeting May 27, 2026 9AM
205 S. Ninth Street, Estancia, NM
meeting is available via Zoom
Click Here for Zoom
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Moriarty
City Council
2nd & 4th Wednesday
Moriarty Civic Center
201 Broadway Street
7:30 PM
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Estancia
Board of Trustees
1st & 3rd Monday
Estancia Town Hall
513 Williams Avenue
6:15 PM
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Mountainair
City Council
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Council Meeting Room
107 1/2 N. Roosevelt
5:30 PM
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Claunch/Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Friday, 8 AM
1206 NM 55, Mountainair
ZOOM Meeting ONLY
Click here for more information
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East Torrance
Soil & Water Conservation District
2nd Tuesday, 8:30 AM
715 S 5th St, Estancia
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Central Tri-County
Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Thursday, 10 AM
2506 US 66, Moriarty
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Estancia Municipal Schoolboard
2nd Monday, 6 PM
300 N 9th St, Estancia
Van Stone Room 02/03
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Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard
3rd Tuesday, 6 PM
MESD Board Room
2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty
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Mountainair Public Schoolboard
4th Tuesday, 6 PM
Central Office
512 North Ross, Mountainair
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Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard
3rd Wednesday, 6 PM
District Office
101 East 4th Street, Vaughn
| | Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee | | |
DPTC Chair - Myra Oden- chair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Vice Chair - Bill Peifer - vicechair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer - secretary@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Ward Chairs
DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) - Ronnie Ray - imronnieray@gmail.com
DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden
DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden.
DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Don't know your precinct? Click here.
Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org
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