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.
Eight out of every 10 tea party supporters identify as Republicans and more than half say they are conservative Republicans, according to a series of national polls from Gallup.
“Their similar ideological makeup and views suggest that the Tea Party movement is more a rebranding of core Republicanism than a new or distinct entity on the American political scene,” Gallup concludes.
In all, 79 percent of those who identify themselves as tea party supporters say they are Republicans, and 62 percent say they are conservative Republicans. Appproximately 6 percent describe themselves as independent and 15 percent describe themselves as Democrats.
The polls also found that tea party supporters are more enthusiastic about voting in the November elections than the general public. Of those polled, 82 percent of tea party supporters say they are “certain to vote this year” compared to just 66 percent of the general population.
And they don’t look like they will be voting for Democrats. Just 15 percent of tea party supporters had a favorable image of President Barack Obama and just 12 percent had a positive impression of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Gallup says it will report on more findings about tea party supporters, including their positions on certain issues, on July 5.
