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Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
A poll by SurveyUSA conducted on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 shows that Barack Obama has maintained his lead over John McCain in the presidential race, while Tom Udall has extended his lead over Steve Pearce in the U.S. Senate race.
The poll shows Obama leads 52 percent to 44 percent, an identical number from a poll taken in mid-September.
Udall now leads 58 percent to 39 percent over Pearce. This is up from a 56 percent to 41 percent lead SurveyUSA showed in mid-September.
The poll, of 698 likely voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percent in the Senate race and 3.8 percent in the presidential race.
Hispanics are key to a victory, according to SurveyUSA:
Obama cannot win the state without the support of Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. McCain leads by 9 points among New Mexico whites; Obama leads by 37 points among Hispanics and by 33 points among Natives. If Hispanic turnout is overstated in this model, so is Obama’s lead. If Hispanic turnout is understated in this model, so is Obama’s lead.
The Pollster.com average shows Obama is ahead 50.2 percent to 43.5 percent, so the SurveyUSA poll is in line with the average of polling in the state.
The Pollster.com average in the Senate race is 55.8 percent to 41.2 percent.
The last time John McCain led in the polling in New Mexico was in a September 8 poll from Rasmussen Reports. That same Rasmussen poll was the last time Pearce was within single digits of Udall.
