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.
With just over two months before the November election, Republican Susana Martinez leads Democrat Diane Denish by 6 percentage points in the race for governor, according to an Albuquerque Journal poll.
The poll results, released today, reveal the first comprehensive local survey of voter sentiment in New Mexico heading into the traditional election season, which begins after Labor Day. They show that Denish, the Democratic lieutenant governor, appears to have the tougher path to winning the governor’s mansion.
Martinez registered support among 45 percent of those surveyed, including among some Democrats, compared to 39 percent overall for Denish, the Journal reported. About 16 percent of the poll’s respondents remain undecided, the poll found.
The crossover appeal that Martinez, the Dona Ana district attorney, enjoys is notable because not only is she picking off one in five Democrats, but one in four Hispanic Democrats, pollster Brian Sanderoff of Research & Polling Inc. told the Journal.
Denish is battling several factors in her run for governor, including the mood of the country and Martinez’s seemingly effective strategy of tying Denish to Gov. Bill Richardson, with whom Denish has served for eight years, Sanderoff told the Journal.
“I think this race is still in the context of a state and national mood that has turned conservative,” he said. “Diane Denish is fighting the national mood.”
