What we know at this time
The Capriles Campaign is certain that Henrique Capriles Radonski has won today’s election. Various opposition quick counts now point clearly in that direction. There has been a high...
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Opposition Quick Count Suggests a Late, Crazy Night Ahead
Here’s the low-down: it’s close. Very close. Close enough to make the next few hours especially volatile. The opposition’s quick count suggests a very narrow Capriles win. (With the...
Alea jacta est...amos como estamos
An absolute chill ran down my spine 12 minutes ago when this came through Henrique Capriles’s twitter account: “Alertamos al país y al mundo la intención de querer...
Profiles in Courage
You know when somebody else writes what you mean, only much better than you had? Commenter CACR just did that to me: Look at this data from the CNE: 8...
The Mobilization Gap and Middle Class Blinders
One final thought on the ill-humored comments thread that followed my (to be sure, wilfully provocative) last post: while it turns out it’s very easy to get a rise...
Where does $150 translate into more votes? In New Orleans? Or in Guasdualito?
Be forewarned, gentle reader: I come to bury the Mayamero voter in New Orleans, not to praise him. By now, you’ve probably heard the story: in one of its upteen...
Nicolás's April 11th
While Juan is off licking his ego-wound (what’s up with that?!) I’m sitting wondering…is there even an official version of what Nicolás Maduro was up to 11 years...
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...
Annals of Bad Timing
I know … I know … the timing is garishly bad. But over the next two weeks I’m going to be off the grid – doing day-job stuff...
PSUV's Mobilization Not So Militarized After All
So, that Analisis24.com story on PSUV’s voter mobilization plans stuck on my mind. At the end of the story, the site – which seems to have cornered the...
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