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Category Archives: Opposition
A campaign like no other
So here we are. After everything we’ve been through, we are faced with yet another campaign weekend. This Sunday, everything is on the line … again. This campaign has been like no other – quite the cliché, I know, but … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro
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Ad War Update: wrapping things up
The briefest campaign in Venezuelan history has come to an end, and here are some of the last minute ads launched by the contenders. We begin with an ad for another presidential candidate that isn’t Capriles, Maduro or even Pastor … Continue reading
La cara pública del fracaso de Capriles
Si Henrique Capriles termina perdiendo este domingo – tal como predicen muchas encuestas – vamos a tener que comenzar a buscar culpables. Yo voy a comenzar por una: la jefa de prensa del Comando Simón Bolívar, Ana María Fernández. Durante … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Politics, The Media
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Ad War Update: reaching the endgame
With two days of official campaign left, the candidates are rushing to make the most with the little time they have left. This is also visible on the airwaves and the inter-tubes. Henrique Capriles Radonski wanted his commercials to play … Continue reading
Will the fiscally responsible candidate please stand up?
A moment of honesty: one of the reasons I’ve found it hard to blog about this election is the disappointment I feel with the Capriles candidacy. Yesterday I was reminded of why that is. Yesterday Nicolás Maduro, being the shallow, … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro, The Economy
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Ad War Update: one week to go
The shortest presidential campaign in Venezuelan history is now underway in the streets, on the airwaves and also on the inter-tubes. Let’s have a look: With footage of his rallies as background, Henrique Capriles attacks the results of the de … Continue reading
A candidate in search of a tone
Over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog, I ponder the unsettled tone of the Capriles campaign. One day he is an attack dog, the next day he is a uniter. One day he convinces us the CNE is unreliable, but then … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro
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Ad War Update: pre-campaña ends, official campaign begins
With the official campaign now upon us, what’s left of the pre-campaña is online: The Maduro campaign is going big on the figure of the comandante supremo. Here, his presence is dialed up to 11 for dramatic effect: But they … Continue reading
Ad War Update: “pre-campaña” edition
As Emiliana already told us, we’re not officially in campaign yet (it starts on April 2nd) but still the electioneering is in full swing as part of the pre-campaña. Out on the Internet, both camps have released their first ads. Nicolás … Continue reading
Miranda will have two governors
Remember the parallel governorships scheme, set up by the central government in Lara, Zulia and Caracas to re-route financial transfers to the regions through Chavista hands, bypassing elected oppo governors? Well, Nicolás Maduro will now create one of those for … Continue reading
Posted in Chavismo, Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro, Opposition, Politics
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The rare political argument ended by a single knock-out punch
When you think about it, it’s rare to see a true knock-out moment in a political debate, a single statement that just ends a conversation decisively. In last night’s hangout, Juan Cristobal landed one such punch squarely on yours-truly’s jaw. … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro, Presidential Election
Tagged Get Out the Vote
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Capriles’s Blunder on When Chávez Died
News that the Venezuelan government is backtracking on its plans to embalm president Chávez’s body so it could be displayed for all eternity strike me as significant on a couple of counts. As you read on this blog, that kind … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro
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Maduro’s Advantage is Still Underanalyzed
Just about a month ago, I posted this round-up of the race as I then saw it. As I sit down, from far away, to try to re-evaluate where we are, I find that I can’t really do better than … Continue reading
Perreo Chronicles or, How I learned to stop worrying and love Capriles
I’m officially on day one of the crazy train. Rationality, for the time being, has been gladly tossed aside. If you’re like me, I’m happy to know we’re mostly on the same page. During last year’s Primaries, I worked for … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Nicolas Maduro
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Disappointment? Why yes! I´ll take two, please.
The depressed girlfriend who’s been repeatedly dumped and keeps answering her ex’s calls. The Bravos de Margarita fan who shows up to the stadium at the start of every season knowing full well that the playoffs are a far-off pipe … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Politics
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