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.
On Fox News today, Republican pollster Frank Luntz gave his thumbs-up for a campaign ad by public relations firm owner Doug Turner, one of many candidates vying for the Republican nomination for New Mexico governor.
Luntz said of the ad, “It was innovative approach, and it used words coming on screen that got you to really think what was in the ad, and it connects to people.” Luntz gave his seal of approval: “That’s an effective ad.”
The segment, in which Luntz was asked to assess a handful of ads with his trademark voter-approval chart in the background, doesn’t mention the New Mexico race until around 2:10 in the video.
Five candidates are seeking the Republican nomination, but an Albuquerque Journal poll shows the race is really between Allen Weh and Susana Martinez. (Sarah Palin endorsed Ms. Martinez on Sunday.) The poll showed Turner with only six percent of the vote, while Weh and Martinez had 31 and 30 percent, respectively.
