From an earlier post by me:
Sarah Palin was in ABQ last Sunday and gave her support to Susana. IMO Susana has the best chance to win the election in a state where Hispanics and Native Americans are a majority and Anglos a minority. Her positions are conservative and her candidacy is attractive to those who look beyond the primary where the winner will face Richardson’s Lt.Gov who is also a woman.
Susana Martinez On the Issues:
* Smaller government that is open and transparent
* Root out corruption in Santa Fe
* Securing the border a top priority
* Prosecute those who violate our laws (As DA, Prosecutes over 600 cases related to border security every year in her county)
* Repeal the law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
* Opposes providing illegal immigrants with free tuition
* Tougher laws to protect children, the disabled and seniors
* Strengthen DWI laws
* Reinstate the death penalty
* Opposes raising taxes
* Supports cutting spending
* Eliminate programs that don’t work
* Supports balanced budget
* Create new jobs in NM by lowering corporate taxes
* Cut red tape (excessive regulations)
* “A” rated by NRA
* Pro-Life - recommended by New Mexico Right to Life
* Big gov’t not the solution to health care problems
* Individuals need to take responsibility for their own health care.
* Will work to pass tort reform legislation
* Stop throwing money at broken school system – reform it
* Empower parents, raise academic standards, increase school choice and reward best teachers
* Ensure tax dollars go into the classroom, not to a massive education bureaucracy
These connections Palin’s making are at this point more important than fund raising. At this point in the game she’ll need allies who can be her voice during a campaign. That’s important and show’s she is serious.
The downside is she’s light in the pants otherwise - money & experience.
Thank you both, sounds like a great candidate. Do you think she will do well against The Dem candidate Gov Richardson’s Lt Gov ?
Sounds like Susana Martinez is for a number of things that even democrats could support.