A RASMUSSEN REPORT'S POLL RELEASED THURSDAY SAYS DEMOCRAT GARY KING IS TIED WITH REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ WITH 43 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. IT SAYS 47 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S VOTERS APPROVE OF THE JOB MARTINEZ IS DOING WHILE 50 PERCENT DISAPPROVE.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NEW MEXICO HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT CRITICAL OF THE METHODOLOGY USED BY RASMUSSEN IN COMPILING THEIR RESULTS. IT SAYS THE POLLING FIRM RELIES ON QUESTIONNAIRES ANSWERED OVER THE WEB, SOMETHING, THE PARTY SAYS, NO REPUTABLE POLLSTER DOES.
