I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
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.
According to a poll by a Democratic polling firm, Rep. Martin Heinrich is in a good position for re-election, leading his Republican opponent 55 percent to 38 percent.
The poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, reported by Joe Monahan, was conducted from April 28 – May 2.
The poll shows that Heinrich leads Barela among both Anglos (48 percent to 44 percent) and Hispanics (68 percent to 24 percent).
“Heinrich’s support is especially broad; he leads Barela among both men and women, younger and older voters, and in neighborhoods across the district,” the polling memo reads.
The poll of of 500 likely general election voters in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District has a margin of error of +/- 4.4 percent. And, as with all internal polls, it should be taken with a grain of salt.
Internal polls are not necessarily inaccurate but there is no incentive for campaigns to publicly release polls that feature bad or disappointing news for the candidate.
A poll by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic polling firm, in February showed Heinirich leading Barela 45 percent to 36 percent.
