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.
New governor Susana Martinez and both U.S. Senators are both popular among New Mexicans, according to a new poll. The same can’t be said about former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.
The poll by Public Policy Polling shows that 53 percent approve of the job Martinez is doing, while 29 percent disapprove. For a Republican, she has a relatively high level of support among Democrats: 38 percent of approve of the way she is doing her job; 40 percent disapprove.
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat, has an even higher approval rating, with 56 percent approving of the way he is doing his job and just 31 percent disapproving.
Polling released earlier showed that 56 percent approved of Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s job performance while just 27 percent disapproved, the fifth highest among senators polled in the last year by PPP.
Richardson is still not a popular figure in New Mexico, a month after leaving office. Just 34 percent of those polled rate his time in charge positively while 55 percent disapproved. Richardson is the nation’s third least-popular ex-governor that PPP has polled, coming in behind Republicans Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Jim Gibbons of Nevada.
Martinez benefits from support among Hispanics, a group making up 39 percent of the electorate. “[T]hough they normally prefer Democrats to Republicans by large margins, they give Martinez a 49-34 mark, compared to their 40-49 for fellow Hispanic Richardson,” the polling memo reads.
The poll’s demographics show 55 percent Democrats, 29 percent Republicans and 16 percent independents or other parties.
PPP polled 545 New Mexico voters from February 4th to 6th The survey’s margin of error is +/- 4.2 percent.
