Rasmussen: Bingaman (D) looks safe against McCullough (R)

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

New Poll: New Mexico Senator by Rasmussen on 2006-06-27

Summary: D: 59%, R: 33%, U: 0%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

[Adlai Stevenson]

Interesting. Welcome to the forum mleflo1!  This must be the first poll I have seen out of NM.  Hopefully the combined force of Bingaman and Richardson's re-election margins will lift Patricia Madrid to victory over Heather Wilson. 

[WMS]

Finally, a NM poll! Pretty much as expected...the only question is if Jeff will hit 60% or not.

And no, Madrid has too many ethics issues - and is too far left, frankly - to beat Wilson.

[Adlai Stevenson]

That seems a shame, however, I guess you would know. Surely Bingaman would capture over 60% of the vote?  In 2000 he won by over 60% didn't he?

[WMS]

That seems a shame, however, I guess you would know. Surely Bingaman would capture over 60% of the vote?  In 2000 he won by over 60% didn't he?

Hey, the Reps haven't held on to NM-1 since 1968 for nothing. The Reps consistently pick decent moderates to run there, and the Dems...err, fail in one or both of those categories, also consistently. Or else they splinter. Or all three, as was the case in 1998. Feel free to peruse the blog I link to in my signature (no, it's not me, but it's the best NM Political Blog out there) for more information.

Oh, Bingaman might well do that, it's just that increasing polarization nationwide is seeping into the races here and might impact that. 2000 was a 62-38 victory (and 2002 Domenici won 65-35) so it's all quite possible.