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An internal poll (so take this with a grain of salt) shows that incumbent Santa Fe mayor David Coss has a large lead over his two opponents in the mayoral race. Coss is facing Miguel Chavez and Asenath Kepler in the March 2 election.
The results show that 42 percent of respondents would vote for Coss while 24 percent would vote for Kepler and 12 percent for Chavez.
The poll, conducted by Third Eye Strategies, was paid for by the campaign. Internal polls such as this are less reliable than others because campaigns usually choose to release polls that show good news for the campaign but not release other polls which show bad news.
But in a small election such as this, it’s unlikely we’ll see any outside polling.
Steve Clermont, President of Third Eye Strategies, said the poll shows that “Coss is popular with voters in just about every constituency in Santa Fe.”
Coss, naturally, welcomed the results.
“I’m humbled by the support and the confidence that Santa Feans have expressed,” said Coss. “This election is clearly about continuing our efforts to build a strong local economy with good jobs.”
“We’ve done so much in the past four years – expanding the coverage of the living wage, supporting local business, creating jobs in affordable housing construction and initiating new green jobs programs,” Coss continued. “With the national recession, we’ve got a lot more to do to maintain Santa Fe’s strong economy.”
Coss’ emphasis on the economy comes from another finding in the poll, which shows that a plurality of Santa Feans, 44 percent, believe the economy is the top issue in the election.
The poll of 400 registered voters was conducted from December 13 through 16 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.
