The quick decline of the Arepera Socialista
Don’t miss Setty’s chronicle of a field trip to the Arepera Socialista. Depressing, but reassuring at the same time.
Don’t miss Setty’s chronicle of a field trip to the Arepera Socialista. Depressing, but reassuring at the same time.
El Tiempo is reporting the results of a new poll, showing Antanas Mockus leading Juan Manuel Santos in a second-round runoff… by double digits. Two questions pop up:...
Following Venezuela’s opposition requires a non-trivial dose of patience. The comings and goings of the opposition unity table (MUD) have produced a somewhat final list of candidates for the...
UPDATE: This post refers to a charge the SEC filed in December of 2008. My mistake. I’ll leave it up so people don’t think I’m covering my tracks. The SEC...
Having spent years assailing CNE for being to slow to release data after elections, and even then only releasing it partially, I have no choice but to decry...
Is it just me, or do the Opposition’s Unity Roundtable promoters treat the MUD more or less the way the parent of a Down Syndrome kid might treat her kid:...
You’ve probably seen the EsferaPublica.com ad by now. Chances are you’re asking yourself: who needs another Chávez-centered site…in Spanish?! Aren’t there already 20 million Noticias24 clones?! There are,...
Reading what the Colombian blogs have to say about the remarkable rise in Antanas Mockus’ poll ratings, this quote from analyst Claudia López stuck with me, "Uribismo vs....
It’s tempting to file Antanas Mockus’s remarkable rise in the polls in Colombia under "too good to be true" – cross referenced with "can’t possibly last." Everything about...
We each have one. Unless you’re signed up to the Cult of Hugo, you probably do, too. You know: that one topic he drives you craziest on. For...
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