I am neither left or right. But I have lived in several border cities. Eating the local wildlife is nothing new. Its been going on for decades. In fact it was a running joke about what you were eating in the restaurants since there were no stray animals around.
Back when there were actually independent journalists instead of the paid corporate shills we have today the polls were actually meaningful. One of the primary checks on the government is gone and the people seem OK with that.
Its amazing how quickly a city can go into decline when leftists take over a city. Abq went from a top third city with a strong university and research background to being at the bottom of every category today.
Since both candidates are embarrassments to the human race, the best you can do is vote for the party and hope the party will control them.