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…
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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.
USA Today has a nifty campaign finance tracker that can beguile a geeked-out fundraiser for hours. (And it’s waaaaay simpler than the Federal Election Commission’s version.) You can click on each state, by candidate, party or independent groups and get a breakdown on who’s raising what and the top 10 cities. The lowdown for New Mexico: Barack Obama’s ahead of McCain $1.6 million to $789,868.
According to the site, the list of top 10 giving cities awards McCain the edge in the oil patch and Republican Roswell, but shows Obama doing just fine pretty much everywhere else:
Santa Fe: $851,793 Obama; $131,115 McCain
Albuquerque: $395,750 Obama; $316,278 McCain
Los Alamos: $41,579 Obama; $21,316 McCain
Las Cruces: $37,682 Obama; $19,300 McCain
Farmington: $12,861 Obama; $41,192 McCain
Corrales: $28,575 Obama; $22,550 McCain
Roswell: $12,500 Obama; $36,376 McCain
Taos: $34,392 Obama; $3,950 McCain
Eunice: 0 Obama; $34,500 McCain
Placitas: $18,800 Obama; $9,250 McCain
Emily’s List is the major gulper of dollars among independent groups (take that, GOPAC), while the GOP has a $589,121 edge over the $235,129 Democratic Party.
For what it’s worth, the Land of Enchantment remains a comparatively paltry place to raise money. Better-monied states — California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois — make us look like a decent place for a quick refueling of the campaign jet and some red or green enchiladas at your favorite down-home diner.
