Comments on: Public financing makes ABQ mayoral race more surprising http://newmexicoindependent.com/38230/public-financing-makes-abq-mayoral-race-more-surprising New Mexico news and commentary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: new_mexican http://newmexicoindependent.com/38230/public-financing-makes-abq-mayoral-race-more-surprising/comment-page-1#comment-18610 new_mexican Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:53:02 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38230#comment-18610 Mayor Marty will pull it out. The challengers have no history of accomplishments to match Mayor Marty's. And they are impressive. Mayor Marty will pull it out. The challengers have no history of accomplishments to match Mayor Marty's. And they are impressive.

]]> By: new_mexican http://newmexicoindependent.com/38230/public-financing-makes-abq-mayoral-race-more-surprising/comment-page-1#comment-11160 new_mexican Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:53:02 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38230#comment-11160 Mayor Marty will pull it out. The challengers have no history of accomplishments to match Mayor Marty's. And they are impressive. Mayor Marty will pull it out. The challengers have no history of accomplishments to match Mayor Marty's. And they are impressive.

]]> By: barbwire http://newmexicoindependent.com/38230/public-financing-makes-abq-mayoral-race-more-surprising/comment-page-1#comment-11133 barbwire Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:29:52 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38230#comment-11133 It would be helpful and fair to release the entire polling results including all the cross tabs so that people could get all the information that the Albuquerque Journal gets, but doesn't release. I also think there should be a note on the reporting of poll results stating that T.H. Lang, the publisher of the Albuquerque Journal, is the primary owner of Research & Polling, Inc., as I understand he does. It would be helpful and fair to release the entire polling results including all the cross tabs so that people could get all the information that the Albuquerque Journal gets, but doesn't release. I also think there should be a note on the reporting of poll results stating that T.H. Lang, the publisher of the Albuquerque Journal, is the primary owner of Research & Polling, Inc., as I understand he does.

]]> By: ched_macquigg http://newmexicoindependent.com/38230/public-financing-makes-abq-mayoral-race-more-surprising/comment-page-1#comment-11132 ched_macquigg Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:39 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38230#comment-11132 “He was sort of coy early on,” Krebs said. “It could be that Chavez made a strategic error in not responding to the attacks of his two opponents, sooner.”<br><br>Actually, he could not respond and still pretend he wasn't running.<br><br><br>"... when the playing field is leveled in terms of money, the incumbent’s name recognition and ability to tap City Hall resources would give him a big leg up in the race."<br><br>Who's to say it didn't? Perhaps without the opportunity to campaign from his office, he would be even further behind than he is. “He was sort of coy early on,” Krebs said. “It could be that Chavez made a strategic error in not responding to the attacks of his two opponents, sooner.”

Actually, he could not respond and still pretend he wasn't running.

“… when the playing field is leveled in terms of money, the incumbent’s name recognition and ability to tap City Hall resources would give him a big leg up in the race.”

Who's to say it didn't? Perhaps without the opportunity to campaign from his office, he would be even further behind than he is.

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