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A poll conducted by Research and Polling, Inc. for Common Cause New Mexico on New Mexico voters' attitudes on different issues in New Mexico, including money in politics and perceived corruption.
A poll conducted by Research and Polling, Inc. for Common Cause New Mexico on New Mexico voters' attitudes on different issues in New Mexico, including money in politics and perceived corruption.
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A poll conducted by Research and Polling, Inc. for Common Cause New Mexico on New Mexico voters' attitudes on different issues in New Mexico, including money in politics and perceived corruption.
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I. IN1kCDUC1ICN .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ML1PCuCLCC? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 LxLCu1lvL SuMMA8? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 II. SUMMAk CI kLSUL1S ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 III. DLMCGkAnICS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3S IV: ULS1ICNNAIkL .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. ML1nCDCLCG 1hls research sLudy was commlssloned by Common Cause new Mexlco ln order Lo measure voLers' aLLlLudes and oplnlons on lssues relaLlng Lo campalgn flnanclng.
!"# %&!#'(%#) A random sample of 467 reglsLered voLers was lnLervlewed by Lelephone. 1elephone numbers were generaLed from Lhe 8esearch & olllng, lnc. daLabase. All lnLervlews were conducLed beLween uecember 20 Lh , 2013 and !anuary 2 nd , 2014.
1he Lelephone lnLervlewers are professlonals who are broughL LogeLher for a Lralnlng sesslon prlor Lo each survey. 1hls ensures Lhelr compleLe and conslsLenL undersLandlng of Lhe survey lnsLrumenL. 1o avold poLenLlal blas, 20 of Lhe phone lnLervlews were compleLed Lhrough random dlallng of cell phone numbers and screenlng for reglsLered voLers.
*+',%& -. #''-' A sample slze of 467 aL a 93 confldence level provldes a maxlmum margln of error of approxlmaLely 4.3. ln Lheory, ln 93 ouL of 100 cases, Lhe resulLs based on a random sample of 467 wlll dlffer by no more Lhan 4.3 percenLage polnLs ln elLher dlrecLlon from whaL would have been obLalned by lnLervlewlng all new Mexlco reglsLered voLers sLaLewlde. /+*01# 2%+/ ln any survey, Lhere are some respondenLs who wlll refuse Lo speak Lo Lhe professlonal lnLervlewer. A lower response raLe among cerLaln Lypes of lndlvlduals can resulL ln a sample whereln cerLaln Lypes of lndlvlduals are over-represenLed or under-represenLed. 1he poLenLlal for sampllng blas lncreases as Lhe response raLe decreases. 8esearch & olllng, lnc. ofLen seLs quoLas for varlous segmenLs of Lhe populaLlon who are hlsLorlcally undercounLed. 1hls has Lhe effecL of mlnlmlzlng, buL noL necessarlly ellmlnaLlng, sampllng blas.
!"# '#0-'! 1hls reporL summarlzes Lhe resulLs from each quesLlon ln Lhe survey and reporLs on any varlances ln aLLlLude or percepLlon, where slgnlflcanL, among demographlc subgroups.
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. LkLCU1IVL SUMMAk 1he resulLs from a sLaLewlde Lelephone survey of 467 reglsLered voLers showed broad-based supporL for campalgn flnance reforms ln new Mexlco. voLers appear Lo have a largely cynlcal vlew of currenL flnanclng laws and Lhe overall role of money ln pollLlcs. 1here ls a sense LhaL elecLed offlclals are noL as responslve Lo Lhelr consLlLuenLs as voLers belleve Lhey should be, lllusLraLed by Lhe facL LhaL nearly Lwo-Lhlrds (63) of voLers sLaLewlde belleve new Mexlco's elecLed offlclals are more responslve Lo lobbylsLs Lhan Lhey are Lo voLers. ln comparlson, less Lhan one-ln-flve (18) dlsagree and belleve our elecLed offlclals are more responslve Lo voLers Lhan Lhey are Lo lobbylsLs. lurLhermore, four-ln-flve voLers sLaLewlde say Lhey generally elLher sttooqly soppott (33) or somewbot soppott (24) havlng llmlLs on how much lndlvlduals and ACs can glve Lo candldaLes. 1he survey covered many lssues relaLlng Lo campalgn flnanclng and dlsclosure rules, Lhe key flndlngs of whlch are presenLed below. LkCLIVLD SLkICUSNLSS CI ISSULS kLLA1ING 1C CAMAIGN IINANCL kLICkMS
! lour-ln-flve voLers belleve the amount of |nf|uence that |arge campa|gn donors have on po||t|c|ans ls elLher a vety setloos ptoblem (32) or a somewbot setloos ptoblem (28). ! Cver-Lhree quarLers (77) of voLers feel the |mpact that |arge campa|gn donors have on the outcome of e|ect|ons ls elLher a vety setloos ptoblem (47) or a somewbot setloos ptoblem (30). ! lL ls also observed LhaL nearly four-ln-flve (79) of new Mexlco voLers belleve corrupt|on |n New Mex|co po||t|cs ls elLher a somewbot (36) or vety setloos ptoblem (43). SUCk1 ICk VAkICUS CAMAIGN IINANCL kLICkMS ! 1he vasL ma[orlLy of voLers (87) elLher sttooqly soppott (60) or soppott (27) requ|r|ng that a|| |arge po||t|ca| contr|but|ons from |nd|v|dua|s, corporat|ons, po||t|ca| act|on comm|ttees (ACS), non-prof|ts or un|ons be made pub||c. ! SevenLy-elghL percenL of Lhe voLers surveyed also supporL requ|r|ng former |eg|s|ators to wa|t at |east two years after the|r term ends before they are ab|e to become pa|d |obby|sts to the |eg|s|ature. Palf of Lhe voLers surveyed say Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhe leglslaLure adopLlng such a proposal. ! Cver Lhree-quarLers (77) of new Mexlco voLers supporL Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure bann|ng e|ected off|c|a|s from tak|ng contr|but|ons from the |ndustr|es they regu|ate. 1he ma[orlLy (34) say Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhls acLlon compared Lo [usL 18 who are opposed Lo Lhe ldea. ! 1hree-ln-four voLers also say Lhey elLher sttooqly soppott (60) or soppott (13) bann|ng [udges from rece|v|ng po||t|ca| donat|ons from peop|e w|th cases before the court. ! ApproxlmaLely four-ln-flve voLers (79) sLaLewlde say Lhey generally elLher sttooqly soppott (33) or soppott (24) hav|ng ||m|ts on how much |nd|v|dua|s and ACs can g|ve to cand|dates. !usL fourLeen percenL of Lhe voLers are opposed Lo llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons.
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. SUCk1 ICk LLGISLA1ICN IN 2014 MA1CnING IUNDS: voLers were lnformed LhaL ln 2013 a blll passed boLh Lhe new Mexlco Pouse and SenaLe (buL falled Lo become law) LhaL would change Lhe currenL publlc campalgn flnanclng sysLem for [udges and publlc regulaLlon commlssloners by esLabllshlng maLchlng funds for candldaLes who run a publlcly flnanced campalgn and agree noL Lo Lake conLrlbuLlons over $100. 1hey were lnformed LhaL Lhe goal of Lhls blll ls Lo allow candldaLes who Lake publlc flnanclng Lo compeLe more effecLlvely wlLh prlvaLely flnanced candldaLes. 1hey were Lhen asked lf Lhey supporL or oppose Lhe leglslaLure brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln ln 2014. ! Cverall seven-ln-Len-voLers say Lhey elLher sttooqly soppott (38) or somewbot soppott (32) Lhe leglslaLure brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln Lhls year, compared Lo 17 who express opposlLlon. 1welve percenL of Lhe voLers are undeclded on Lhe lssue. 1here ls bl-parLlsan supporL for Lhe leglslaLlon as 73 of 8epubllcans, 71 of lndependenLs, and 70 of uemocraLs supporL brlnglng up Lhls blll agaln ln 2014. U8LIC DISCLCSUkL: lurLhermore, voLers were lnformed LhaL a blll was also proposed earller Lhls year LhaL would have requlred more publlc dlsclosure and reporLlng from groups who spend money on pollLlcal campalgns. 1hls would have redeflned cerLaln Lypes of campalgn expendlLures so LhaL lndependenL pollLlcal groups who are spendlng money on campalgns would have Lo reporL who Lhelr donors are and how Lhe money ls belng spenL. voLers were Lhen asked lf Lhey supporL or oppose Lhe leglslaLure brlnglng up a blll agaln ln 2014 LhaL would requlre lndependenL pollLlcal groups Lo reporL who Lhelr donors are and how Lhelr money ls belng spenL on campalgns. ! 1he vasL ma[orlLy of voLers (86) are supporLlve of Lhe measure, wlLh 63 saylng Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhe proposal compared Lo [usL 9 who say Lhey are opposed. SupporL for a blll Lo requlre more dlsclosure of campalgn donaLlons and expendlLures cuLs across demographlc and parLy llnes wlLh over four-flfLhs of uemocraLs (89), lndependenLs (87) and 8epubllcans (82) offerlng Lhelr supporL for brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln ln 2014. SUMMAk C8SLkVA1ICNS As dlscussed, Lhere ls clearly sLrong publlc supporL for reformlng currenL campalgn flnance laws ln new Mexlco, wheLher lL be adopLlng new proposals, or relnLroduclng leglslaLlon LhaL has been proposed ln pasL sesslons. erhaps Lhe mosL lnLeresLlng flndlng of Lhls sLudy ls sLrong bl-parLlsan supporL for campalgn reform. ln Lhe currenL pollLlcal cllmaLe, lL ls dlfflculL Lo flnd almosL any lssue on whlch Lhe pollLlcal parLles can resoundlngly agree. 1he large ma[orlLy of uemocraLs, 8epubllcans, and lndependenL voLers ln new Mexlco all express concern abouL Lhe lmpacL LhaL large donors are havlng on pollLlclans and elecLlons, as well as Lhe problem of corrupLlon ln new Mexlco pollLlcs. lurLhermore, Lhe large ma[orlLy of voLers ln each parLy say Lhey supporL each of Lhe campalgn reforms LhaL were lncluded ln Lhe survey. 1he consensus among members of dlfferenL parLles should be a very encouraglng slgn for Lhose who are spearheadlng campalgn reforms ln new Mexlco.
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As shown above, new Mexlco voLers are equally dlvlded ln Lerms of percepLlons of Lhe dlrecLlon new Mexlco ls headlng. Whlle 38 belleve Lhlngs are golng ln Lhe rlghL dlrecLlon, 37 feel Lhlngs are off on Lhe wrong Lrack, and 20 have mlxed feellngs. Cender: Male voLers are more lncllned Lhan females Lo feel Lhlngs ln new Mexlco are golng ln Lhe rlghL dlrecLlon (44 and 32, respecLlvely), whereas female voLers are more apL Lhan men Lo feel Lhlngs are off on Lhe wrong Lrack (44 and 30, respecLlvely).
38 37 20 S 0 10 20 30 40 S0 kIGn1 DIkLC1ICN WkCNG 1kACk MIkLD ILLLINGS] DLLNDS (VCL.) DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA DIkLC1ICN CI NLW MLkICC 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 8
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Cverall, Lhe large ma[orlLy of voLers (63) belleve new Mexlco's elecLed offlclals are more responslve Lo lobbylsLs Lhan Lhey are Lo voLers. Less Lhan one-ln-flve (18) dlsagree and belleve our elecLed offlclals are more responslve Lo voLers Lhan Lhey are Lo lobbylsLs, whlle 7 say lL depends and 11 have no oplnlon on Lhe maLLer. voLers who are more lncllned Lo feel new Mexlco's elecLed leaders are more responslve Lo lobbylsLs Lhan Lhey are Lo voLers lnclude: ! 1hose age 33 and over (68) compared Lo Lhose under Lhe age of 33 (32), and ! 1hose wlLh a household lncome of $20,000 or more (67), compared Lo Lhose earnlng less Lhan $20,000 (49).
kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. SLkICUSNLSS CI VAkICUS ISSULS IACING NLW MLkICC (SUMMAk 1A8LL)
1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) 8AnkLu 8? PlCPLS1 vL8? SL8lCuS 8C8LLM" VLk SLkICUS kC8LLM SCMLWnA1 SLkICUS kC8LLM MINCk kC8LLM NC kC8LLM A1 ALL DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA 1nL AMCUN1 CI INILULNCL 1nA1 LAkGL CAMAIGN DCNCkS nAVL CN CLI1ICIANS S2 28 12 4 S 1nL IMAC1 1nA1 LAkGL CAMAIGN DCNCkS nAVL CN 1nL CU1CCML CI LLLC1ICNS 47 30 1S 4 4 CCkkU1ICN IN NLW MLkICC CLI1ICS 43 36 12 S 4
voLers were read varlous lssues faclng new Mexlco and for each one asked lf Lhey belleve lL ls a vety setloos ptoblem, a somewbot setloos ptoblem, a mloot ptoblem, or oo ptoblem ot oll. As shown above, each of Lhe lssues ls percelved Lo be aL leasL a somewbot setloos ptoblem by more Lhan Lhree-quarLers of Lhe voLers surveyed. As shown above, four-ln-flve voLers belleve the amount of |nf|uence that |arge campa|gn donors have on po||t|c|ans ls elLher a vety setloos ptoblem (32) or a somewbot setloos ptoblem (28). lurLhermore, over Lhree-ln-four voLers (77) feel the |mpact that |arge campa|gn donors have on the outcome of e|ect|ons ls elLher a vety setloos ptoblem (47) or a somewbot setloos ptoblem (30). lL ls also observed LhaL nearly four-ln-flve (79) new Mexlco voLers belleve corrupt|on |n New Mex|co po||t|cs ls elLher a somewbot (36) or vety setloos ptoblem (43). lnLeresLlngly, younger voLers are less apL Lo see each of Lhese lssues as belng problemaLlc Lhan are older voLers. lor lnsLance, 36 of voLers under Lhe age of 33 feel Lhe amounL of lnfluence LhaL large campalgn donors have on pollLlclans ls aL leasL a somewbot setloos ptoblem compared Lo 86 of voLers age 33 and over. lurLhermore, 83 of voLers age 33 and over feel corrupLlon ln new Mexlco pollLlcs ls a problem, compared Lo 63 of younger voLers. no slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln oplnlon are observed when lL comes Lo gender, level of educaLlon, or household lncome. When lL comes Lo pollLlcal parLy, Lhe only slgnlflcanL dlfference ln oplnlon ls observed for the |mpact that |arge campa|gn donors have on the outcome of e|ect|ons as 33 of uemocraLs see Lhls as a vety setloos ptoblem compared Lo 44 of lndependenLs and 39 of 8epubllcan voLers. lL should be noLed however LhaL ln LoLal 76 of 8epubllcan voLers and 71 of lndependenLs vlew Lhls as aL leasL a somewbot setloos ptoblem along wlLh 83 of uemocraLs. cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 10
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voLers were read a llsL of dlfferenL proposals Lhe new Mexlco SLaLe LeglslaLure mlghL conslder adopLlng and asked Lo raLe lf Lhey sttooqly soppott, soppott, oppose, or sttooqly oppose each one. As shown above Lhe vasL ma[orlLy of voLers (87) are supporLlve of requ|r|ng that a|| |arge po||t|ca| contr|but|ons from |nd|v|dua|s, corporat|ons, po||t|ca| act|on comm|ttees (ACS), non-prof|ts or un|ons be made pub||c. ln facL, nearly Lwo-Lhlrds of Lhe voLers say Lhey sttooqly soppott LhaL large conLrlbuLlons be made publlc. 1hree-ln-four voLers also say Lhey elLher sttooqly soppott (60) or soppott (13) bann|ng [udges from rece|v|ng po||t|ca| donat|ons from peop|e w|th cases before the court, compared Lo 22 who are opposed Lo such a ban. Cver Lhree-quarLers (77) of Lhe voLers surveyed are supporLlve of Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure bann|ng e|ected off|c|a|s from tak|ng contr|but|ons from the |ndustr|es they regu|ate. 1he ma[orlLy (34) say Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhls acLlon compared Lo [usL 18 who are opposed Lo Lhe ldea. llnally, 78 of Lhe voLers surveyed supporL requ|r|ng former |eg|s|ators to wa|t at |east two years after the|r term ends before they are ab|e to become pa|d |obby|sts to the |eg|s|ature. Palf of Lhe voLers surveyed say Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhe leglslaLure adopLlng such a proposal. cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 11
kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. DLMCGkAnIC DIIILkLNCLS lolltlcol lotty. no slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln oplnlon are observed beLween uemocraLs, 8epubllcans, and lndependenLs ln Lerms of Lhe level of supporL for Lhe above measures. 1he vasL ma[orlLy of voLers ln each parLy are supporLlve of each of Lhe proposals. tbolclty. lL ls lnLeresLlng Lo noLe LhaL whlle Lhe large ma[orlLy of boLh Anglo and Plspanlc voLers supporL each of Lhe proposed measures, Anglo voLers are much more llkely Lhan Plspanlcs Lo be sttooqly soppottlve. lor lnsLance 72 of Anglo voLers sttooqly soppott bannlng [udges from recelvlng pollLlcal donaLlons from people wlLh cases before Lhe courL compared Lo 47 of Plspanlc voLers. Age: As age lncreases, so Loo does Lhe llkellhood of sttooqly soppottloq each of Lhe proposals.
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voLers were lnformed LhaL ln new Mexlco, Lhere are conLrlbuLlon llmlLs on how much lndlvlduals and ACs can glve Lo candldaLes and asked lf Lhey supporL or oppose havlng Lhese llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons. Cverall, approxlmaLely four-ln-flve voLers sLaLewlde say Lhey elLher sttooqly soppott (33) or somewbot soppott (24) havlng llmlLs on how much lndlvlduals and ACs can glve Lo candldaLes. !usL 14 of Lhe voLers are opposed Lo llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons. voLers who are more llkely Lo sttooqly soppott llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons lnclude: ! Women (60) compared Lo men (49), ! Anglos (63) compared Lo Plspanlcs (43), ! Senlors (66) compared Lo Lhose under Lhe age of 30 (47), and, ! 1hose who have a graduaLe degree (73) compared Lo Lhose wlLh a hlgh school educaLlon or less (44). !usL over four-flfLhs (82) of uemocraLs say Lhey aL leasL somewbot soppott llmlLs on campalgn conLrlbuLlons, as do 76 of boLh 8epubllcans and lndependenLs. SS 24 4 9 S 3 0 20 40 60 S1kCNGL SUCk1 SCMLWnA1 SUCk1 DLLNDS (VCLUN1LLkLD) SCMLWnA1 CCSL S1kCNGL CCSL DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA SUCk1]CCSL CCN1kI8U1ICN LIMI1S CN INDIVIDUALS AND ACS 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 1J
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voLers were lnformed LhaL earller Lhls year a blll passed boLh Lhe new Mexlco Pouse and SenaLe (buL falled Lo become law) LhaL would change Lhe currenL publlc campalgn flnanclng sysLem for [udges and publlc regulaLlon commlssloners by esLabllshlng maLchlng funds for candldaLes who run a publlcly flnanced campalgn and agree noL Lo Lake conLrlbuLlons over $100. 1hey were lnformed LhaL Lhe goal of Lhls blll ls Lo allow candldaLes who Lake publlc flnanclng Lo compeLe more effecLlvely wlLh prlvaLely flnanced candldaLes. 1hey were Lhen asked lf Lhey supporL or oppose Lhe leglslaLure brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln ln 2014. As shown above, seven-ln-Len-voLers say Lhey elLher sttooqly soppott (38) or somewbot soppott (32) Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln Lhls year, compared Lo 17 who express opposlLlon. 1welve percenL of Lhe voLers are undeclded on Lhe lssue. 1here ls bl-parLlsan supporL for Lhe leglslaLlon as 73 of 8epubllcans, 71 of lndependenLs, and 70 of uemocraLs supporL brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln ln 2014.
voLers were lnformed LhaL a blll was also proposed earller Lhls year LhaL would have requlred more publlc dlsclosure and reporLlng from groups who spend money on pollLlcal campalgns. 1hls would have redeflned cerLaln Lypes of campalgn expendlLures so LhaL lndependenL pollLlcal groups who are spendlng money on campalgns would have Lo reporL who Lhelr donors are and how Lhe money ls belng spenL. voLers were Lhen asked lf Lhey supporL or oppose Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure brlnglng up a blll agaln ln 2014, requlrlng lndependenL pollLlcal groups Lo reporL who Lhelr donors are and how Lhelr money ls belng spenL on campalgns. As shown above, Lhe vasL ma[orlLy of voLers (86) are supporLlve of Lhls measure, wlLh 63 saylng Lhey sttooqly soppott Lhe proposal compared Lo [usL 9 who say Lhey are opposed. SupporL for a blll requlrlng more dlsclosure of campalgn donaLlons and expendlLures cuLs across demographlc and parLy llnes wlLh over four-flfLhs of uemocraLs (89), lndependenLs (87) and 8epubllcans (82) offerlng Lhelr supporL for brlnglng up Lhe blll agaln ln 2014.
As shown above, over Lhree-flfLhs (64) of Lhe voLers surveyed say Lhey are elLher somewbot mote llkely (29) or mocb mote llkely (33) Lo supporL a candldaLe runnlng for offlce ln new Mexlco who sLrongly pushes for campalgn flnance and eLhlcs reform relaLlng Lo money ln pollLlcs, compared Lo 8 who say Lhey are more llkely Lo oppose such a candldaLe. Cne-ln-four voLers say lL would make no dlfference ln who Lhey would voLe for. Anglo voLers, Lhose over Lhe age of 30, and Lhose wlLh hlgher levels of educaLlon are more llkely Lhan oLhers Lo say Lhey would be more supporLlve of a candldaLe who pushed for campalgn flnance and eLhlcs reform, Lhough no dlfferences are observed among member of Lhe dlfferenL pollLlcal parLles. 3S 29 2S S 3 3 0 10 20 30 40 S0 MUCn MCkL LIkLL 1C SUCk1 SCMLWnA1 MCkL LIkLL 1C SUCk1 MAkLS NC DIIILkLNCL SCMLWnA1 MCkL LIkLL 1C CCSL MUCn MCkL LIkLL 1C CCSL DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA LIkLLInCCD CI SUCk1ING]CCSING CANDIDA1L WnC USnLS ICk CAMAIGN IINANCL AND L1nICS kLICkMS kLLA1ING 1C MCNL IN CLI1ICS 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 16
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As shown above, Lhe ma[orlLy of voLers (33) say Lhey approve of Lhe Covernor's [ob performance, whlle 29 say Lhey dlsapprove and 10 have mlxed feellngs. ln comparlson, 30 of Lhe voLers say Lhey approve of Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure's overall [ob performance. 1he plurallLy of voLers (43) dlsapproves of Lhe LeglslaLure's performance and 19 have mlxed feellngs.
Covetoots Iob letfotmooce. lour-ln-flve 8epubllcan voLers approve of Lhe Covernor's [ob performance as do 33 of lndependenLs and 40 of uemocraLs. lorLy-Lwo percenL of uemocraLs and 31 of lndependenLs say Lhey dlsapprove of Lhe Covernor's [ob performance compared Lo 10 of 8epubllcans.
leqlslototes Iob letfotmooce: Cverall, Lhe members of Lhe dlfferenL pollLlcal parLles have very slmllar vlews of Lhe SLaLe LeglslaLure wlLh Lhe plurallLy of uemocraLs (40), 8epubllcans (48), and lndependenLs (43) saylng Lhey dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance.
SS 29 10 S 0 20 40 60 80 AkCVL DISAkCVL MIkLD ILLLINGS (VCLUN1LLkLD) DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA CVLkALL AkCVAL CI GCVLkNCk'S IC8 LkICkMANCL 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) 30 43 19 8 0 10 20 30 40 30 AkCVL DISAkCVL MIkLD ILLLINGS (VCLUN1LLkLD) DCN'1 kNCW] WCN'1 SA CVLkALL AkCVAL CI NLW MLkICC LLGISLA1UkL LkICkMANCL 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 17
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Ooestloo 1. lo qeoetol Jo yoo feel tbot tbloqs lo New Mexlco ote beoJeJ lo tbe tlqbt Jltectloo ot Jo yoo feel tbloqs ote off oo tbe wtooq ttock?
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cender ---------------- LLhnlclLy ---------------- Age ---------------------------------- Pousehold lncome ------------------------------------------- Male ------- lemale ------- Plspanlc ------- Anglo ------- 18 Lo 34 ?ears ------- 33 Lo 49 ?ears ------- 30 Lo 64 ?ears ------- 63 ?ears or Clder ------- Less Lhan $20,000 ------- $20,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $40,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $60,000 Lo $79,999 ------- $80,000 and Cver -------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
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Ooestloo 4. l'J llke to teoJ yoo some lssoes focloq New Mexlco ooJ osk lf yoo tblok eocb ooe ls o vety setloos ptoblem, o somewbot setloos ptoblem, o mloot ptoblem, ot oo ptoblem ot oll. 345567894: 9: &;< *;=9>4 04?989>@
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cender ---------------- LLhnlclLy ---------------- Age ---------------------------------- Pousehold lncome ------------------------------------------- Male ------- lemale ------- Plspanlc ------- Anglo ------- 18 Lo 34 ?ears ------- 33 Lo 49 ?ears ------- 30 Lo 64 ?ears ------- 63 ?ears or Clder ------- Less Lhan $20,000 ------- $20,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $40,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $60,000 Lo $79,999 ------- $80,000 and Cver -------
no problem aL all 3 7 4 6 3 14 1 3 2 10 7 1 3 6 Mlnor problem 12 12 13 14 12 18 10 11 10 16 11 13 13 12 SomewhaL serlous problem 36 37 34 31 41 32 46 33 32 33 32 32 31 33 very serlous problem 43 41 44 46 39 31 37 47 34 36 43 33 29 40
uon'L know/won'L say 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 4 7
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- LducaLlon ----------------------------------------- ollLlcal reference ------------------------------ 8eglon ---------------------------------------------------- Plgh School or Less -------- Some College -------- College CraduaLe -------- CraduaLe uegree -------- uemocraL -------- 8epubllcan -------- lndependenL/ CLher -------- Albuquerque MeLro -------- norLhwesL -------- norLh CenLral -------- SouLh/ SouLhwesL -------- LasL Slde --------
no problem aL all 3 6 3 6 3 2 7 11 7 6 4 6 2 Mlnor problem 12 9 13 13 13 14 8 14 10 7 14 20 13 SomewhaL serlous problem 36 33 36 37 41 36 40 28 33 30 33 43 39 very serlous problem 43 31 39 43 32 44 41 42 47 46 43 29 43
uon'L know/won'L say 4 1 7 2 7 4 4 4 4 12 3 2 2
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
no problem aL all 3 8 0 0 13 1 1 Mlnor problem 12 12 10 16 21 8 9 SomewhaL serlous problem 36 36 34 41 33 29 49 very serlous problem 43 38 33 42 29 37 38
uon'L know/won'L say 4 3 3 2 4 4 4
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Ooestloo 6. l'J llke to teoJ yoo some lssoes focloq New Mexlco ooJ osk lf yoo tblok eocb ooe ls o vety setloos ptoblem, o somewbot setloos ptoblem, o mloot ptoblem, ot oo ptoblem ot oll. !A; BC46:8 4D 9:D?6;:>; 8AB8 ?B5E; >BC7B9E: F4:45@ ABG; 4: 74?989>9B:@
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cender ---------------- LLhnlclLy ---------------- Age ---------------------------------- Pousehold lncome ------------------------------------------- Male ------- lemale ------- Plspanlc ------- Anglo ------- 18 Lo 34 ?ears ------- 33 Lo 49 ?ears ------- 30 Lo 64 ?ears ------- 63 ?ears or Clder ------- Less Lhan $20,000 ------- $20,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $40,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $60,000 Lo $79,999 ------- $80,000 and Cver -------
no problem aL all 4 6 2 3 2 9 2 2 3 9 6 1 0 3 Mlnor problem 12 11 13 12 11 27 12 8 3 19 17 6 10 10 SomewhaL serlous problem 28 27 28 27 30 23 34 27 22 13 20 27 40 32 very serlous problem 32 30 33 31 32 31 47 61 67 47 34 62 48 31
uon'L know/won'L say 3 6 3 3 4 7 3 2 3 11 3 4 2 3
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- LducaLlon ----------------------------------------- ollLlcal reference ------------------------------ 8eglon ---------------------------------------------------- Plgh School or Less -------- Some College -------- College CraduaLe -------- CraduaLe uegree -------- uemocraL -------- 8epubllcan -------- lndependenL/ CLher -------- Albuquerque MeLro -------- norLhwesL -------- norLh CenLral -------- SouLh/ SouLhwesL -------- LasL Slde --------
no problem aL all 4 8 3 4 2 3 3 6 3 7 3 3 1 Mlnor problem 12 12 17 9 8 12 10 17 10 29 6 13 10 SomewhaL serlous problem 28 22 27 32 30 24 33 22 31 17 22 32 26 very serlous problem 32 30 30 34 36 37 47 31 31 43 61 43 61
uon'L know/won'L say 3 9 4 1 4 4 3 4 4 3 8 8 2
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
no problem aL all 4 3 0 4 10 1 2 Mlnor problem 12 13 7 9 21 8 10 SomewhaL serlous problem 28 30 20 36 32 24 26 very serlous problem 32 42 72 30 32 63 61
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Ooestloo 7. l'J llke to teoJ yoo some lssoes focloq New Mexlco ooJ osk lf yoo tblok eocb ooe ls o vety setloos ptoblem, o somewbot setloos ptoblem, o mloot ptoblem, ot oo ptoblem ot oll. !A; 9C7B>8 8AB8 ?B5E; >BC7B9E: F4:45@ ABG; 4: 8A; 468>4C; 4D ;?;>894:@
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cender ---------------- LLhnlclLy ---------------- Age ---------------------------------- Pousehold lncome ------------------------------------------- Male ------- lemale ------- Plspanlc ------- Anglo ------- 18 Lo 34 ?ears ------- 33 Lo 49 ?ears ------- 30 Lo 64 ?ears ------- 63 ?ears or Clder ------- Less Lhan $20,000 ------- $20,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $40,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $60,000 Lo $79,999 ------- $80,000 and Cver -------
no problem aL all 4 4 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 9 3 1 1 3 Mlnor problem 13 14 16 18 11 23 19 11 7 23 18 9 9 13 SomewhaL serlous problem 30 30 31 30 34 37 30 33 21 27 23 23 42 33 very serlous problem 47 47 47 44 49 26 43 31 63 33 47 61 46 44
uon'L know/won'L say 4 3 3 3 3 8 4 2 4 4 3 3 2 3
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- LducaLlon ----------------------------------------- ollLlcal reference ------------------------------ 8eglon ---------------------------------------------------- Plgh School or Less -------- Some College -------- College CraduaLe -------- CraduaLe uegree -------- uemocraL -------- 8epubllcan -------- lndependenL/ CLher -------- Albuquerque MeLro -------- norLhwesL -------- norLh CenLral -------- SouLh/ SouLhwesL -------- LasL Slde --------
no problem aL all 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 6 3 1 1 3 Mlnor problem 13 20 18 8 12 12 16 20 12 37 4 18 14 SomewhaL serlous problem 30 28 31 34 32 28 37 27 33 12 22 36 31 very serlous problem 47 39 46 31 30 33 39 44 43 44 60 43 49
uon'L know/won'L say 4 9 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 13 2 4
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
no problem aL all 4 6 0 4 7 1 2 Mlnor problem 13 19 10 6 26 12 9 SomewhaL serlous problem 30 33 20 46 33 27 30 very serlous problem 47 37 68 40 26 37 36
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
uo yoo soppott ot oppose tbe leqlslotote btloqloq op o blll oqolo lo 2014 tbot woolJ tepolte loJepeoJeot polltlcol qtoops to tepott wbo tbelt Jooots ote ooJ bow tbelt mooey ls beloq speot oo compolqo? uo yoo sttooqly ot somewbot soppott/oppose btloqloq op tbls blll oqolo lo 2014?
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
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Ooestloo 15. wbeo mokloq Jeclsloos oboot soppottloq cooJlJotes fot New Mexlco offlce, woolJ yoo be mote llkely to soppott ot oppose cooJlJotes wbo sttooqly posbes fot compolqo floooce ooJ etblcs tefotm telotloq to mooey lo polltlcs, ot woolJ yoo soy lt mokes oo Jlffeteoce lo wbot yoo woolJ soppott ot oppose? woolJ yoo soy yoo ote mocb mote llkely to soppott/oppose ot somewbot mote llkely?
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cender ---------------- LLhnlclLy ---------------- Age ---------------------------------- Pousehold lncome ------------------------------------------- Male ------- lemale ------- Plspanlc ------- Anglo ------- 18 Lo 34 ?ears ------- 33 Lo 49 ?ears ------- 30 Lo 64 ?ears ------- 63 ?ears or Clder ------- Less Lhan $20,000 ------- $20,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $40,000 Lo $39,999 ------- $60,000 Lo $79,999 ------- $80,000 and Cver -------
Much more llkely Lo supporL 33 36 33 27 42 18 31 43 39 12 33 26 43 48 SomewhaL more llkely supporL 29 30 28 29 32 36 27 30 22 27 27 37 34 21 SomewhaL more llkely oppose 3 3 6 9 2 7 6 4 4 7 3 9 2 3 Much more llkely oppose 3 2 3 6 1 1 4 2 8 7 3 3 1 0 Makes no dlfference 23 24 26 28 19 33 30 17 22 43 26 18 19 28
uon'L know/won'L say 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 1 0
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- LducaLlon ----------------------------------------- ollLlcal reference ------------------------------ 8eglon ---------------------------------------------------- Plgh School or Less -------- Some College -------- College CraduaLe -------- CraduaLe uegree -------- uemocraL -------- 8epubllcan -------- lndependenL/ CLher -------- Albuquerque MeLro -------- norLhwesL -------- norLh CenLral -------- SouLh/ SouLhwesL -------- LasL Slde --------
Much more llkely Lo supporL 33 14 31 46 33 36 34 33 37 21 42 33 30 SomewhaL more llkely supporL 29 24 31 31 29 28 29 31 28 13 32 33 33 Much more llkely oppose 3 6 4 3 0 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 SomewhaL more llkely oppose 3 9 7 1 2 3 2 11 6 7 2 7 1 Makes no dlfference 23 43 23 17 13 23 27 20 22 49 16 21 29
uon'L know/won'L say 3 4 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 6 3 1 3
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Ooestloo 15 (cootlooeJ). wbeo mokloq Jeclsloos oboot soppottloq cooJlJotes fot New Mexlco offlce, woolJ yoo be mote llkely to soppott ot oppose cooJlJotes wbo sttooqly posbes fot compolqo floooce ooJ etblcs tefotm telotloq to mooey lo polltlcs, ot woolJ yoo soy lt mokes oo Jlffeteoce lo wbot yoo woolJ soppott ot oppose? woolJ yoo soy yoo ote mocb mote llkely to soppott/oppose ot somewbot mote llkely?
1oLal Sample (n=467) ------- Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe Covernor, Susana MarLlnez? ------------------------------ Cverall, do you approve or dlsapprove of Lhe [ob performance of Lhe new Mexlco LeglslaLure? ------------------------------ Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed leellngs -------- Approve -------- uls- approve -------- Mlxed feellngs --------
Much more llkely Lo supporL 33 33 42 31 24 40 41 SomewhaL more llkely supporL 29 29 26 36 30 28 31 Makes no dlfference 23 27 20 23 33 20 17 SomewhaL more llkely oppose 3 3 3 3 3 7 4 Much more llkely oppose 3 4 4 0 3 2 3
uon'L know/won'L say 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. DLMCGkAnICS 1C1AL SAMLL (n=467) (8LClS1L8Lu vC1L8S) GLNDLk Male 48 lemale 32 AGL 18 Lo 34 years 23 33 Lo 49 years 23 30 Lo 64 years 32 63 years or older 21 Won'L say 1 nCUSLnCLD INCCML Less Lhan $20,000 13 $20,000 Lo $39,999 20 $40,000 Lo $39,999 17 $60,000 Lo $79,999 13 $80,000 and over 19 Won'L say 14 L1nNICI1 Anglos 49 Plspanlc 33 naLlve Amerlcan lndlan 7 8lack/Afrlcan Amerlcan 2 CLher descenL 4 Won'L say 4 LDUCA1ICN Some hlgh school 4 Plgh school graduaLe 19 Some college/assoclaLe degree/vocaLlonal cerLlflcaLe 34 College graduaLe (4 years) 24 CraduaLe degree 16 Won'L say 2 CLI1ICAL AIIILIA1ICN uemocraL 48 8epubllcan 33 lndependenL/u-1-S/oLher 18 Won'L say 1 kLGICN Albuquerque MeLro 44 norLhwesL 11 norLh CenLral 14 SouLh/SouLhwesL 17 LasL Slde 14
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. NLW MLkICC MCNL IN CLI1ICS SUkVL December 2013 IINAL n = 4S0 keg|stered Voters Statew|de NM ne||o, my name |s (Q-R' &+*#) from kesearch & o|||ng, Inc. We are conduct|ng an |mportant survey re|at|ng to |ssues |n New Mex|co. I assure you I am not se|||ng anyth|ng. our phone number was se|ected at random, and we wou|d great|y apprec|ate a few m|nutes of your t|me. A. Are you a reg|stered voter |n New Mex|co? 1. ?es 2. no Ask to speak to one |n the househo|d lf none ln Lhe household(1nANk ANu 1kMlNA1) 8. (looJlloe pbooe llst) Are you reg|stered to vote |n __________________County? (C|rc|e County) (cell pbooe llst) In what County are you reg|stered to vote? 01. 8L8nALlLLC 02. CA18Cn 03. CPAvLS 04. Cl8CLA 03. CCLlAx 06. Cu88? 07. uL 8ACA 08. uCnA AnA 09. Luu? 10. C8An1 11. CuAuALuL 12. PA8ulnC 13. PluALCC 14. LLA 13. LlnCCLn 16. LCS ALAMCS 17. LunA 18. McklnLL? 19. MC8A 20. C1L8C 21. CuA? 22. 8lC A88l8A 23. 8CCSLvLL1 24. SAn !uAn 23. SAn MlCuLL 26. SAnuCvAL 27. SAn1A lL 28. SlL88A 29. SCCC88C 30. 1ACS 31. 1C88AnCL 32. unlCn 33. vALLnClA 99. 1hank and term|nate |f don't know]won't say on ce|| phone 1. In genera| do you fee| that th|ngs |n New Mex|co are headed |n the r|ght d|rect|on or do you fee| th|ngs are off on the wrong track? 1. 8lghL dlrecLlon 2. Wrong Lrack 3. Mlxed leellngs/uepends (volunLeered) 4. uon'L know/won'L say 2. Cvera||, do you approve or d|sapprove of the [ob performance of the Governor, Susana Mart|nez? 1. Approve 2. ulsapprove 3. Mlxed leellngs (volunLeered) 4. uon'L know/won'L say
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. 3. Cvera||, do you approve or d|sapprove of the [ob performance of the New Mex|co Leg|s|ature? 1. Approve 2. ulsapprove 3. Mlxed leellngs (volunLeered) 4. uon'L know/won'L say 4. Genera||y, do you th|nk New Mex|co's e|ected off|c|a|s are more respons|ve to |obby|sts or more respons|ve to voters? 1. LobbylsLs 2. voLers 3. uepends (volunLeered) 4. uon'L know/won'L say I'd ||ke to read you some |ssues fac|ng New Mex|co and ask |f you th|nk each one |s a G;5J @;5946@ 754I?;C, B @4C;<AB8 @;5946@ 754I?;C, B C9:45 754I?;C, or :4 754I?;C B8 B??. 5omewbot vety 5etloos 5etloos Mloot No ltoblem uoot koow/ (8AnuCMlZL) ltoblem ltoblem ltoblem At All woot 5oy
S. Corrupt|on |n New Mex|co po||t|cs .................................................................................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 ......................... 3 6. 1he amount of |nf|uence that |arge campa|gn donors have on po||t|c|ans ...................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 ......................... 3 7. 1he |mpact that |arge campa|gn donors have on the outcome of e|ect|ons .................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 ......................... 3 Now I'm go|ng to read you a ||st of proposa|s that our state |eg|s|ature m|ght cons|der adopt|ng. Ior each of the proposa|s, |nd|cate |f you wou|d @854:E?J @677458, @677458, 4774@;, or @854:E?J 4774@;. 1he Leg|s|ature |s cons|der|ng... 5ttooqly Neottol 5ttooqly uoot koow/ (kANuOMl2) 5oppott 5oppott (volooteeteJ) Oppose Oppose woot 5oy
8. 8ann|ng e|ected off|c|a|s from tak|ng contr|but|ons from |ndustr|es they regu|ate ......................................................................... 3 ......................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 .......................... 6 9. 8ann|ng [udges from rece|v|ng po||t|ca| donat|ons from peop|e w|th cases before the court ................................................................... 3 ......................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 .......................... 6 10. kequ|r|ng that a|| |arge po||t|ca| contr|but|ons from |nd|v|dua|s, corporat|ons, po||t|ca| act|on comm|ttees (ACs), nonprof|ts, or un|ons be made pub||c .................................................... 3 ......................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 .......................... 6 11. kequ|r|ng former |eg|s|ators to wa|t at |east two years after the|r term ends before they are ab|e to become pa|d |obby|sts to the |eg|s|ature .................................................................................... 3 ......................... 4 .......................... 3 ......................... 2 .......................... 1 ......................... 6
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kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. 12. In New Mex|co, there are contr|but|on ||m|ts on how much |nd|v|dua|s and ACs can g|ve to cand|dates. Do you support or oppose hav|ng these ||m|ts on campa|gn contr|but|ons? (ause) Is the strong|y or somewhat? 3. SLrongly supporL 4. SomewhaL supporL 3. uepends (volooteeteJ) 2. SomewhaL oppose 1. SLrongly oppose 6. uon'L know/won'L say 13. Lar||er th|s year a b||| was passed by both the New Mex|co nouse and Senate, but fa||ed to become |aw. 1he b||| wou|d change the current pub||c campa|gn f|nanc|ng system for [udges and pub||c regu|at|on comm|ss|oners by estab||sh|ng match|ng funds for cand|dates who run a pub||c|y f|nanced campa|gn and agree not to take contr|but|ons over 5100. 1he goa| of th|s b||| |s to a||ow cand|dates who take pub||c f|nanc|ng to compete more effect|ve|y w|th pr|vate|y f|nanced cand|dates. Do you support or oppose the |eg|s|ature br|ng|ng up th|s b||| aga|n |n 2014? (ause) Is that @854:E?J or @4C;<AB8? 3. SLrongly supporL 4. SomewhaL supporL 3. uepends (volooteeteJ) 2. SomewhaL oppose 1. SLrongly oppose 6. uon'L know/won'L say 14. A b||| was a|so proposed ear||er th|s year that wou|d have requ|red more pub||c d|sc|osure and report|ng from groups who spend money on po||t|ca| campa|gns. 1he b||| wou|d have redef|ned certa|n types of campa|gn expend|tures so that |ndependent po||t|ca| groups who are spend|ng money on campa|gns wou|d have to report who the|r donors are and how the money |s be|ng spent. Do you support or oppose the |eg|s|ature br|ng|ng up a b||| aga|n |n 2014 that wou|d requ|re |ndependent po||t|ca| groups to report who the|r donors are and how the|r money |s be|ng spent on campa|gns? (ause) Do you @854:E?J or @4C;<AB8 support]oppose br|ng|ng up th|s b||| aga|n |n 2014? 3. SLrongly supporL 4. SomewhaL supporL 3. uepends (volooteeteJ) 2. SomewhaL oppose 1. SLrongly oppose 6. uon'L know/won'L say 1S. When mak|ng dec|s|ons about support|ng cand|dates for New Mex|co off|ce, wou|d you be more ||ke|y to support or oppose cand|date who strong|y pushes for campa|gn f|nance and eth|cs reforms re|at|ng to money |n po||t|cs, or wou|d you say |t makes no d|fference |n who you wou|d support or oppose? (ause) Wou|d you say you are C6>A C45; ?9H;?J to support]oppose or @4C;<AB8 C45; ?9H;?J? 4. Much more llkely Lo supporL 3. SomewhaL more llkely Lo supporL 2. SomewhaL more llkely oppose 1. Much more llkely oppose 3. Makes no dlfference 6. uon'L know/won'L say cOMMON cAu5 5ukv IANuAk 2014 lAC 41
kLSLAkCn & CLLING, INC. 1nANk CU ICk CUk A1ILNCL, WL AkL ALMCS1 DCNL. NCW, I WCULD LIkL 1C ASk SCML ULS1ICNS ICk S1A1IS1ICAL UkCSLS CNL. 16. Into wh|ch age category do you f|t? (kAu cA1COkl5) 1. 18 Lo 34 years 2. 33 Lo 49 years 3. 30 Lo 64 years 4. 63 years or older 3. Won'L say (uO NO1 kAu) 17. Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng categor|es best descr|bes your tota| househo|d |ncome? (kAu cA1COkl5) 1. Less Lhan $20,000 2. $20,000 Lo $39,999 3. $40,000 Lo $39,999 4. $60,000 Lo $79,999 3. $80,000 and over 6. Won'L say (uO NO1 kAu) 18. Do you cons|der yourse|f to be: (kAu cA1COkl5) 1. Plspanlc 2. Anglo/Caucaslan 3. 8lack/Afrlcan-Amerlcan 4. naLlve Amerlcan lndlan 3. Cr of oLher descenL? 6. Won'L say (uO NO1 kAu) 19. What |s the h|ghest |eve| of educat|on you have atta|ned? (kAu cA1COkl5) 1. Some hlgh school 2. Plgh school graduaLe 3. Some college/assoclaLe degree/vocaLlonal cerLlflcaLe 4. College graduaLe (4 years) 3. CraduaLe degree (Mu, hu, !.u., MasLers) 6. Won'L say (uO NO1 kAu) 20. Are you a reg|stered Democrat, kepub||can, Independent or other? 1. uemocraL 2. 8epubllcan 3. lndependenL/u-1-S/oLher 4. Won'L say (5 ll51) 1nIS CCNCLUDLS CUk SUkVL. 1nANk CU ICk CUk 1IML. nAVL A GCCD DA. &-!# !- %&!#'(%#)#'M )+/ '#/0-&S#&!T 1. Male 2. lemale 8espondenL's hone number ________________________________________________________________________ lnLervlewer name _________________________________________________________________________________ lnLervlewer Code _________________________________________________________________________________ CLLLk: Wh|ch ||st |s th|s survey from? 1. Landllne 2. Cell phone