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.
Multiple GOP-affiliated groups are calling for presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to be invited to an upcoming televised debate in New Hampshire. The debate’s hosts, CNN as well as the New Hampshire Union Leader and WMUR-TV, say they will not include Johnson because he has not received more than 2 percent support in any major national polls.
Former Rep. Heather Wilson holds a commanding early lead in the Republican Senate primary, according to a Republican pollster. The poll shows that Wilson has the highest name recognition and is seen positively by a large majority of likely GOP primary voters.
The amount of cell phone-only households is affecting the polls in electoral contests, a study released by the Pew Research Center suggests.
“In three of four election polls conducted since the spring of this year, estimates from the landline…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez leads Democratic candidate Diane Denish 47 percent to 41 percent according to the latest poll by Research and Polling, Inc. for the Albuquerque Journal. When “leaners” are included, Martinez leads 49 percent to 42 percent.…
Rep. Martin Heinrich continues to lead in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District according to the latest Albuquerque Journal poll conducted by Research & Polling, Inc. In New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, the poll shows that the two candidates are…
President Barack Obama continues to have decent approval ratings while Gov. Bill Richardson’s approval ratings continue to be, well, horrible. That’s according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.
Another poll shows that Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has a healthy lead over Democratic candidate Diane Denish. This time, a poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that Martinez leads 50 percent to 40 percent. When “leaners” are added, it…
Tea party movement supporters and members of the Republican Party are similar in their views on many political issues, though tea party supporters are more likely to believe that government debt is an “extremely serious threat” to the United States’…
Eight out of every 10 tea party supporters identify as Republicans and more than half say they are conservative Republicans, according to a series of national polls from Gallup.
“Their similar ideological makeup and views suggest that the Tea…
In a fundraising appeal sent to supporters ahead of the 2nd quarter fundraising deadline, Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins bragged that “the most recent Magellan poll has me in a dead heat (43 to 42 percent) with my opponent,” incumbent…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s endorsement may not be a blessing to congressional candidates, Greg Sargent finds in the internals of a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. The same, to a much lesser degree, could be said…
The race between Republican Susana Martinez and Democrat Diane Denish is “a statistical dead heat,” according to Republican polling firm The Magellan Strategies. Although the poll showed that 44 percent of likely voters back Denish and 43 percent back…
Democrats in battleground districts, including New Mexico Reps. Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague, will face a tough election according to a new NPR poll showing that likely voters in swing districts are more happy with Republicans than Democrats.
According to…
The race between Republican candidate Susana Martinez and Democratic candidate Diane Denish “remains in a virtual tie” according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports.
The poll shows that Martinez, the Doña Ana County District Attorney, leads Denish 44 percent…
Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez leads former state party chair Allen Weh 41 to 30 percent with less than a week before the primary, shows a poll commissioned by New Mexico Politics With Joe Monahan and…
Arizona’s tough new anti-immigration law has the support of 70 percent of whites—but only 31 percent of Latinos. And while the law is favored by 61 percent of all Americans, nearly the same percentage (58 percent) of Latinos say they…
There’s an interesting bit of data buried in the most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Despite some loud calls for a repeal of the health care reform bill, more people would rather take a wait-and-see approach to health care…
Former state Democratic Party chair Brian Colón leads the race for lieutenant governor with 20.6 percent of the respondents, according to a poll for New Mexico Politics by Joe Monahan, conducted by Roswell-based Dialing Services.
Executive director of the Mid-Region…
President Barack Obama leads former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson by a wide margin in a hypothetical presidential matchup, according to a poll from a Democratic polling firm from North Carolina. Obama leads other potential Republican candidates by smaller…
According to a poll by a Democratic polling firm, Rep. Martin Heinrich is in a good position for re-election, leading his Republican opponent 55 percent to 38 percent.
