Monthly Archives: September 2004

Last night, I listened to the BBC World Service’s report on Jimmy Carter’s concerns on voting in Florida. Lyse Doucet, the legendary BBC journo, laid into the Florida official she was interviewing like only she can, “It seems quite remarkable, … Continue reading →

Last night, I listened to the BBC World Service’s report on Jimmy Carter’s concerns on voting in Florida. Lyse Doucet, the legendary BBC journo, laid into the Florida official she was interviewing like only she can, “It seems quite remarkable, … Continue reading →

I suppose Jimmy Carter didn’t stop to consider how his opinion piece in today’s Washinton Post might strike an opposition-minded Venezuelans – why should he? – but from our point of view, it’s hard to shake the feeling he’s mocking … Continue reading →

I suppose Jimmy Carter didn’t stop to consider how his opinion piece in today’s Washinton Post might strike an opposition-minded Venezuelans – why should he? – but from our point of view, it’s hard to shake the feeling he’s mocking … Continue reading →

This photo shows a crime being committed. It may seem minor, but it’s an issue of serious symbolic imporance in Venezuela. Retired military officers are barred from wearing their uniforms except in a highly circumscribed set of circumstances – weddings, … Continue reading →

This photo shows a crime being committed. It may seem minor, but it’s an issue of serious symbolic imporance in Venezuela. Retired military officers are barred from wearing their uniforms except in a highly circumscribed set of circumstances – weddings, … Continue reading →

This appears to be Hausmann and Rigobon’s reply to Dan’s Really Obvious Objection. Personally, I find it hard to follow. How does the Carter Center answer our claim? They make three propositions: 1. They check whether the mean of the votes … Continue reading →

This appears to be Hausmann and Rigobon’s reply to Dan’s Really Obvious Objection. Personally, I find it hard to follow. How does the Carter Center answer our claim? They make three propositions: 1. They check whether the mean of the votes … Continue reading →

or…Who exactly is Jorge Rodríguez? I. Suspending disbelief I want to address, first, my many readers who are sure there was fraud in the recall referendum last month. And I want to ask you to do something hard: I want … Continue reading →

or…Who exactly is Jorge Rodríguez? I. Suspending disbelief I want to address, first, my many readers who are sure there was fraud in the recall referendum last month. And I want to ask you to do something hard: I want … Continue reading →

The striking thing about the Carter Center’s “reply” to Hausmann and Rigobon’s original and much ballyhooed claims is that, well, it’s not really a reply at all – it’s just a reassertion of what they’d said before. The CC’s report … Continue reading →

The striking thing about the Carter Center’s “reply” to Hausmann and Rigobon’s original and much ballyhooed claims is that, well, it’s not really a reply at all – it’s just a reassertion of what they’d said before. The CC’s report … Continue reading →

Carter Center Report on an Analysis of the Representativeness of the Second Audit Sample, and the Correlation between Petition Signers and the Yes Vote in the Aug. 15, 2004 Presidential Recall Referendum in Venezuela This study was conducted by The … Continue reading →

Carter Center Report on an Analysis of the Representativeness of the Second Audit Sample, and the Correlation between Petition Signers and the Yes Vote in the Aug. 15, 2004 Presidential Recall Referendum in Venezuela This study was conducted by The … Continue reading →

From today’s Por Mi Madre, the daily political gossip page in TalCual, Final poll The final tracking poll for Consultores 21, carried out on August 13th in the nine largest cities in the country [but which could not be published … Continue reading →