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.
Diane Denish’s campaign today released an internal poll showing New Mexico’s Democratic candidate for governor only three points behind her Republican challenger, Susana Martinez.
That’s in contrast to all the independent polls we’ve seen in recent months; no independent poll has shown Martinez’s lead as less than five percent since a June 3 Rasmussen poll.
Denish’s poll, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, shows that Martinez leads 49 percent to 46 percent over Denish. But it also shows that that more voters have a negative view of Martinez.
“The percentage of voters viewing Martinez unfavorably has increased 6 points since mid-September and 11 points since mid-August,” the memo reads.
This poll shows that 39 percent view Martinez favorably and 42 percent view her unfavorably.
The memo also indicates that the results are because of a rough year for Democrats.
“In a normal year in New Mexico where two candidates have the same standing, the Democrat wins,” the memo says. “In this political environment where the normal Democratic advantage is muted, we will need extra firepower in paid communications and turnout to push ourselves over the top.”
So far, both candidates have spent over a million dollars on ads. The next campaign finance reports are due on October 11 which will show just how much the candidates have spent in recent weeks on advertising.
