Weird how the “Hispanic” voters prefer the white boy with the freebies and handouts over the Hispanic woman. Really weird.
Democratic means "freebies and handouts" no matter the ethnic backup of the candidate. It also shows that Republicans backing amnesty for illegals in hopes they will vote for them are delusional.
Yet they seem to prize that whole "respect" thing. Weird indeed.
Agreed. She's a popular incumbent and she's polling ahead of her opponent by a decent margin. If the name "Martinez" is only getting 36% of "Hispanic voters", that's baffling. Also I'm surprised the numbers aren't closer overall with that poor showing from "Hispanic voters", since N.M. has one of the largest percentage of citizens of Hispanic ancestry and many of them are 3rd and 4th generation Americans -- which differs from Hispanic populations in neighboring states. "Hispanics" are nearly 50% of the population in N.M.
Reminds me of state legislature races here in Illinois where black voters will always vote for a white RAT over a black Republican.
Hispanic turn out in 2010 was awful.
Martinez would have lost the 2010 election if Hispanics had turned out like they did in 2008.
The Census number for Hispanics in New Mexico is misleading.
The Census counts “all persons present.”
That includes Hispanics with just Green Cards, and it also includes illegal Hispanics.
Consequently, only about 58% of New Mexico Hispanics are eligible to vote.
Almost 80% of white people in New Mexico are eligible to vote.
White people in New Mexico are solidly Republican:
Romney: 56%
Obama: 41%