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.
There are so many polling firms measuring the generic ballot that it’s hard to make sense of them. But Talking Points Memo aggregates 20 of the most recent polls asking respondents if they’d vote for an unnamed (“generic”) Democrat or Republican for Congress. According to the aggregator, Republicans hold a nearly 5 percent advantage, although that lead has slipped a bit in recent weeks. There’s a nifty chart after the jump.
Who cares about the generic ballot, right? Well, it’s pretty handy as an indicator of national mood, which could play a significant role in the upcoming midterms. Here’s TPM’s graph of the last two years or so:
