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.
Gov. Susana Martinez has a strong favorability rating with New Mexico voters, according to a Public Policy Polling survey (pdf) released Tuesday.
A new Public Policy Polling survey shows that more New Mexicans disapprove of President Obama than before, but still favor him for re-election over all Republican contenders. The poll showed that 50 percent approve of the president and 44 percent disapprove, down from a 55/40 split measured by PPP last February.
Sarah Palin may be a weak candidate in a general election in New Mexico, but she would receive significant support in the primary, according to a poll by Public Policy Polling. The survey also shows that though former Gov. Gary Johnson would be the strongest Republican candidate against President Barack Obama in New Mexico, he would be tied for fourth place in a Republican primary.
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.
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, who has not yet announced his decision on whether to run for re-election, leads major potential Republican candidates in a poll released by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling. PPP showed that Bingaman had an extremely high approval rating: 56 percent approved of his job performance while just 27 percent disapproved, the fourth highest among senators polled in the last year by PPP.
Robopolls, or polls that do not use live interviewers, are “significantly” more favorable to Republicans than Democrats according to polling guru Nate Silver. Robopolls are the most common types of polls because they cost less than polls that require…
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…
Internal polls released by Harry Teague’s campaign show the freshman Democrat is roughly even with Steve Pearce in the 2nd Congressional District race. The move to release the poll came after a taunt by the National Republican Campaign Committee…
Gov. Bill Richardson’s office is disputing the results of a recent poll that gave the governor very low approval ratings.
Richardson’s Deputy Chief of Staff Gilbert Gallegos told KOAT in a statement, “It’s difficult to take this poll seriously…
Tom Jensen, at the Public Policy Polling blog, theorizes that Sen. Tom Udall might be protected from the negative favorability ratings that some of his freshman Democratic colleagues have suffered from because he previously held statewide office. Udall, before…
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a Democrat, is ahead of five potential Republican challengers, according to the first public polling of the New Mexico gubernatorial race. Her nearest challenger is Pete Domenici Jr.; she has the support of 45 percent of those polled to his 40 percent. Denish is also best known of all the candidates, with 75 percent name recognition.
The scandals that have hit Governor Bill Richardson over the past year have taken their toll on his approval rating. The once-popular Democrat is now among “the least popular Governors in the country.” Now 63 percent of voters in…
According to Public Policy Polling’s official Twitter feed, Wednesday’s poll results will bring a mixture of bad and good news for New Mexico Democrats. Public Policy Polling, a Democratic polling firm, chose New Mexico and Texas as areas to poll…
The Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) has an online poll asking readers which district the firm should poll next. Two of the options are New Mexico’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts.
