Time for predictions
The ads have been aired. The washing machines have been handed out. You know what that means: time to predict the outcome. Lately, there has been much discussion...
The Economist and the Swing-o-meter
The Economist has a nice long article on the upcoming election. The money quote: "Jesse Chacón, a former interior minister who now runs GIS XXI, reckons that the...
Down goes the Monkey; UPDATED: Habemus laptops!
Colombian media is reporting that the Colombian army has killed FARC military leader El Mono Jojoy. If confirmed, this would be a major coup for the Santos administration....
Extra! Extra! Foreign Journo Takes Venezuelan Opposition Seriously!
Considering how much chavistas bitch about foreign press bias, it’s easy to overlook just how brutal foreign journos are with the Venezuelan opposition. Focused on whatever crazy thing...
None for Ages, Then Two in a Row: Varianazas
Isn’t that just typical? After a weeks-long polling drought, the second survey of the night just popped into my inbox. Varianzas is showing a headline figure of 48%...
Consultores 21: Very Close in Votes - Seats? Not so Close (UPDATED)
Finally somebody leaks me a poll! Consultores 21 thinks the popular vote will be very close. They surveyed 2000 people between August 20th and September 7th. The results,...
Message Discipline: We've Finally Got Some!
So I spent a lazy Monday yesterday listening to your standard range of oppo news radio online – y’know, UnionRadio, RCR, Radio Fe y Alegría. The stations are...
Another Ad: Hardcore
http://www.youtube.com/v/tbyjnI5JSD4?fs=1&hl=en_US This was not, obviously, made by any opposition party. It’s not actually clear who made it. But it’s brilliant.
The State of Play One Week Out
So, with one week to go, how does the campaign look? Truth is, this remains one of the hardest elections to read of the last 11 years. Polling...
Chabuki watch #8
This part of the play was surely directed by Oliver Stone to try and emulate Roman Polanski and Steven Spielberg. Can an Oscar for Chávez be far away? ...
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