New Mexico is one of the so-called “battleground states” in the upcoming 2008 Presidential election. Given the importance of the state in this election cycle, many members of the University of New Mexico faculty have offered to discuss with the media their areas of expertise as they relate to the election and its specific issues.
The site, Election '08/ contains video interviews with several professors from throughout the university who are available to the media to talk about issues important to the upcoming election.
Recently, political science professor Gabriel Sanchez was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Company for a future broadcast about the importance of the Hispanic vote in this election.
“A reporter from the Australian Broadcasting Company called us up and asked if there was anyone who could talk about possible Hispanic voting patterns,” said UNM Public Relations Representative Benson Hendrix. “We directed them to the Web site and asked them who they would be interested in. They really appreciated the effort the university and its faculty are making to be accessible for this important election.”
The UNM Communications and Marketing Department is still looking for additional professors who are interested in speaking to the media for the upcoming election can contact Benson Hendrix at bhendrix@unm.edu or Karen Wentworth at kwent2@unm.edu.