The Nerviest Hour
Quico says: Every election cycle, it’s the same thing. The polls close. But results don’t come out for another 3 or 4 hours. In the interim, we collectively...
What's at stake in Barinas
Quico says: El País of Spain is the only paper to have done some in depth reporting on the race for governor in Barinas. If you can read...
Yet More Gossip: Street Money Edition
Quico says: PSUV offered its activists payments ranging from BsF. 2,000 to BsF. 4,000 ($900-1800 at the official exchange rate) to work on the campaign. The deal is...
Resignifying the Porkchop
Quico says: A tiny observation: isn’t it funny how the word “chuleta” (meaning cheat-sheet – but literally, porkchop) has been resignified over the last few days? When I...
Why Today Matters
Quico says: The funny thing is that today’s elections matter almost entirely on a symbolic level. What we’re seeing today is the latest installment in the decade-long psychodrama...
Chávez Cries Fraud!
Quico says: Bonkers but true: Adan Chávez claims when his dad (a.k.a. Governor Chávez) voted in Barinas, the machine printed out a ballot voucher that didn’t match the...
Imagine This?
Rafael (from the comments section) says: With all this talk about how this time Chavez has a lot to lose, not much mention has been made of what...
The Lee Atwater Awards: Valencia Edition
Quico says: Another bit of polling gossip: support for the incumbent, dissident chavista Governor of Carabobo, Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez (a.k.a., Cap’n Burp), has apparently completely collapsed in...
Where are they now? Election edition (+ Bonus rant)
Quico says: Ever wonder what ever happened to Luis Alfonso Dávila, the Miquilenista former chairman of the National Assembly and Interior Minister? Or to Pedro Soto, Air Force...
Frontline on Aló Presidente: Simply Brilliant
Quico says: Frontline, PBS’s flagship current affairs show, has just released a documentary on el que te conté on its website. They’re calling it The Hugo Chávez Show,...
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