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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.

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Election results used to grade pollsters

By | 11.05.10 | 10:21 am

According to New York Times polling expert Nate Silver, Rasmussen Reports is the big loser in this year’s midterm election. For two years, Rasmussen Reports’ polling results were consistently more favorable to Republicans than Democrats, Silver writes.  And while…

‘Robopolls’ lean right, says polling guru Nate Silver

By | 10.29.10 | 9:46 am

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…

Poll shows Martinez leading by 12

By | 10.15.10 | 3:09 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez leads Diane Denish by 12 points according to a poll by SurveyUSA for KOB-TV. The poll shows that Martinez has 54 percent of the support of likely voters while Denish has 42 percent.

SurveyUSA: Bingaman, Udall approval ratings remain positive

By | 10.05.09 | 1:27 pm

According to polling conducted by SurveyUSA for KOB-TV, New Mexicans have positive job approval ratings for Senators Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Tom Udall, D-N.M.

Bingaman, a five-term senator from Silver City, has an approval rating of 58 percent according to…

SurveyUSA: Obama has 50 percent approval rate in N.M.

By | 10.05.09 | 1:15 pm

President Barack Obama’s approval rate among New Mexicans is 50 percent, the lowest since his inauguration, according to the September SurveyUSA polling for KOB-TV. The survey shows 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing as President, while 45 percent…

Richardson approval at 48 percent

By | 10.01.09 | 1:54 pm

Governor Bill Richardson’s approval rating has dropped 7 points since August, according to a SurveyUSA poll commissioned by KOB-TV.  The poll shows that 48 percent of New Mexicans approve of the way Richardson is doing his job while 47…

As cell-phone-only voters multiply, are the days of telephone political polls numbered?

By | 08.10.09 | 10:55 am

Cell Phone PicJay Leve, the editor and founder SurveyUSA, a non-partisan polling firm with clients from around the nation including KOB-TV in New Mexico, gave a warning to pollsters everywhere about the future of the public opinion polling industry, Mark

Guv’s approval stays below 50 percent

By | 03.30.09 | 7:03 am

The newest SurveyUSA poll has Gov. Bill Richardson’s approval rating at 42 percent.