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
Going to turn in. Keep the thread humming along. Still a lot of stuff that’s undecided.