I'm shocked, shocked I say to find out that Eric Griego is trying his best to get Espinosa off of the mayoral ballot! I'm surprised it took this long for him to act. (maybe he's trying to be kinder and gentler).

Anyone familiar with the allegations around Heinrich's election to the city council knows this is a standard Soltari and Griego tactic. Get your opponents taken off of the ballot or marginalized, regardless of whether they agree with you or not on the issues, because nothing is more important than winning elections (you can always make friends later). At least it's nice to see one progressive group take the Republican slash-and-burn technique and use it.

But will it backfire this time? I'd love to see Espinosa run as a write-in candidate, but I don't know if she's got that kind of mean streak. With Judy gone, I wonder who I'll vote for now.