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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

Teague and Pearce nearly tied, Daily Kos/PPP poll says

By | 09.27.10 | 6:54 pm

Freshman Democratic Congressman Harry Teague and his Republican challenger, former Congressman Steve Pearce, are neck-and-neck heading into the final stretch of the campaign. A Daily Kos/PPP poll released today shows Pearce leading Teague by 1 point (48-47), well within the poll’s margin of error of 4.2 percent.

According to the results:

  • Teague has more crossover appeal; he has the support of 21 percent of McCain voters; Pearce has the support of 14 percent of Obama voters
  • Self-described moderates prefer Teague 63-32; self-described independents prefer Pearce by 18 points
  • Teague gets the vote of 21 percent of conservatives, but Pearce only pulls 19 percent of liberals
  • White voters prefer Pearce by 21 points; Hispanics prefer Teague by 19
  • Teague has slightly more support from women and Pearce slightly more from men
  • Younger voters (ages 18-29) prefer Teague by more than two-to-one; But voters ages 30-45 like Pearce better
  • A majority of voters have a favorable opinion of Teague (47-40), while Pearce is tied (44-44)

See full details of the poll here.

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