Chillax y'all...
The big day is here, and so is the big wait. The only reasonable thing to do over the next six or so hours is vote, then take...
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Toque de Diana
I was in no state to deal with this morning’s Toque de Diana: chavismo’s folkloric tradition of blaring military bugles and fireworks at 3:00 a.m. – yes, 3:00 a.m....
What the Set-Up Pieces Can't Convey
For all the sharp pre-electoral analysis in the press these last few days – there are some things no set-up piece can convey. The interminable lines in every pharmacy, supermarket and...
Caravan Chaos
Marianna Parraga’s blow-by-blow account (literally!) of Chávez’s campaign caravana in Zulia’s Costa Oriental del Lago is well worth a read: Cuarta estación: Edecanes se desmayan a ritmo de golpe...
For those of you who prefer your Election Setup Pieces in spoken word format
Here’s my in-depth, 20 minute interview for Worldview, the global news magazine show on WBEZ (Chicagoan for NPR). If you’ve been reading the blog these last few days,...
Lloviendo Sobre Mojado Chronicles
I had great fun writing my election Set-Up piece for The New Republic. It’s tough writing so many of these without overlap, though. To keep it fresh, this...
Bedstemoderen har født
A treat for our Danish readers – wait, we have Danish readers!?
Appolling!
Over on YVPolis, Iñaki Sararzazu has a last word on Venezuelan public opinion research in 2012, and that word is: appolling! Getting beyond the ulcer-inducing guessing game about...
Final Consultores 21 Projections
Let’s just take a deep breath and realize that a final projection from a single polling shop – even a good one – is just a data point....
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