Comments on: Martinez wins straw poll following Clovis forum

By: wedum59

wedum59 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:09:34 +0000

Let me clarify for SF Observer: in many counties, Democrats and Republicans are electing their representatives to go to their respective state pre-primary conventions at this time, and many of those delegates are committed to one or another candidate even before they go. The 41 votes that Ms. Martinez got at the Clovis forum do not directly translate to 41 delegates who support her going to the Republican state pre-primary convention.

Actually, Clovis is a city, not a county. I should have said the Republican Party of Curry County.

By: jivaro99

jivaro99 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:13:25 +0000

Susana Martinez is well known in the northern climes of the state as a hard line prosecutor, but fair. when she becomes Governor we will have the best in office. Wait till the fat lady sings and we will know how many people were dissatisfied with Richardson and Denish.
She has more backing than many people can even imagine.

By: new_direction_2010

new_direction_2010 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:05:50 +0000

Excellent…winning the top slot in a rural NM straw poll with all 5 GOP candidates present…all part of the strategy…more to come

By: jeffnm

jeffnm — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:21:15 +0000

This was the first debate for the candidates and it came in front of a group where none of them had an obvious advantage (wasn’t in Las Cruces, nor in Albuquerque). For Martinez to score this lopsided of a victory, she clearly performed head and shoulders above her competitors and was very persuasive.

By: SantaFeObserver

SantaFeObserver — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:43:59 +0000

Note that neither wedum59 or politicalguy were at the forum and are probably not members of the Patriots organization. I think you’d find the political make-up of the group quite interesting if you took off the blinders and actually investigated. This was a test of a candidate’s strength, and clearly Martinez came out on top.

By: politicalguy

politicalguy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:26:52 +0000

The straw poll was not at all representative of Republicans, as wedum59 said. Most were likely independents, and the candidate who was willing to pander to the “Patriots” in the crowd won the poll. It’s as simple as that.

By: wedum59

wedum59 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:47:24 +0000

Note that this event was sponsored by the High Plains Patriots, not the Clovis County Republican Party, so it doesn’t directly translate into votes at the Republican statewide pre-primary convention.