Monthly Archives: October 2005

I’ll take a break from opposition bashing and write about economic issues for a change. Believe it or not, I’m still writing a Ph.D. dissertation, and believe it or not it has nothing at all to do with Venezuelan politics. … Continue reading →

Sumate, which has taken a very hard line against CNE recently, today welcomed the EU’s decision to send an elections observation mission, calling it a chance to expose CNE irregularities. Great! They’ve had a year to fine-tune their theory of … Continue reading →

Sumate, which has taken a very hard line against CNE recently, today welcomed the EU’s decision to send an elections observation mission, calling it a chance to expose CNE irregularities. Great! They’ve had a year to fine-tune their theory of … Continue reading →

A lot of Opposition supporters are extremely frustrated by the NiNi position. I’ve come to think the heart of the problem is a misunderstanding about the word “opposition.” There are two ways to understand the word in a political context, … Continue reading →

A lot of Opposition supporters are extremely frustrated by the NiNi position. I’ve come to think the heart of the problem is a misunderstanding about the word “opposition.” There are two ways to understand the word in a political context, … Continue reading →

It’s official: the EU will send 150 monitors to oversee the December parliamentary elections. So now we have credible monitors, and a CNE commitment to count the ballots from a third of the voting centers – which makes massive fraud … Continue reading →

It’s official: the EU will send 150 monitors to oversee the December parliamentary elections. So now we have credible monitors, and a CNE commitment to count the ballots from a third of the voting centers – which makes massive fraud … Continue reading →

Today, I’ve decided to post the little back and forth between Daniel Duquenal and myself from yesterday’s comments section. Being the Sunday Supplement, it runs a bit longer than my pledge allows. I’m insisting on the NiNi topic because I … Continue reading →

Today, I’ve decided to post the little back and forth between Daniel Duquenal and myself from yesterday’s comments section. Being the Sunday Supplement, it runs a bit longer than my pledge allows. I’m insisting on the NiNi topic because I … Continue reading →

Businesses know that it pays to know your market. Rule one of marketing is “know your customers.” How old are they? How much money do they make? What’s their gender? Where do they live? How educated are they? How do … Continue reading →

Businesses know that it pays to know your market. Rule one of marketing is “know your customers.” How old are they? How much money do they make? What’s their gender? Where do they live? How educated are they? How do … Continue reading →

Well, now that I’ve convinced everyone that I’m a Venezuela de Primera zealot, I’ll take a moment to criticize their message. While I’m wowed by their discipline in targetting the Ni Nis, reading through their website still leaves me with … Continue reading →

Well, now that I’ve convinced everyone that I’m a Venezuela de Primera zealot, I’ll take a moment to criticize their message. While I’m wowed by their discipline in targetting the Ni Nis, reading through their website still leaves me with … Continue reading →

I told you it could take days to go over the ways the traditional opposition screwed up its political communications in the last couple of years. Today, I want to talk about themes – another important topic where the CD … Continue reading →

I told you it could take days to go over the ways the traditional opposition screwed up its political communications in the last couple of years. Today, I want to talk about themes – another important topic where the CD … Continue reading →