A Fat Man in a Palace
Lucia says: With all respect to the brave and energetic students, the moderate political opposition, and the tea-leaves-reading Baduel, the story of this referendum is Chávez. The conventional...
Life
Heinz Dieterich blows a gasket
Quico says: For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, Heinz Dietrich is Chávez’s favorite theorist. Or, maybe I should write “used to be”, because I have...
It's not that we're questioning the result - it's that we want to know what the result is!
Quico says: First the good news: Sunday night’s referendum proved that, when the chips are down, the Smartmatic voting system (electronic voting with an audited paper trail) makes...
Did Chavez turn a defeat into a victory?
Quico and Katy say: A few days ago we posted our No victory scenario. We thought Chavez would work to turn defeat into some sort of publicity victory,...
Stand tall & be proud!
Katy says: I didn’t like Quico’s idea for an opposition message. I had a particular problem with this interpretation: “The point is to remind chavistas inside the institutions...
If I could set the oppo's political line...
Quico says: …here’s what you would be hearing again and again from our side in the next few weeks: In 1999, the Bolivarian movement led by President Hugo...
Acta por acta...
Quico says: The implications of Chávez’s defeat last night will take a long time to work out but, for me, the first questions is…50.7% to 49.3%, really? It’s...
Hell No!...it's OFFICIAL!
Quico says: Venezuela rejects authoriarianism. It’s a historic day. The myth of Chávez-the-invincible is no more.NO 51%SÍ 49% Thanks to everyone for your support. The road back to...
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEFEATED
Quico says: Multiple sources inside CNE now confirm it. Chávez’s constitutional reform proposal has been defeated at the polls. An official announcement is imminent.
Voting closes: Is the turnout high enough?
Quico says: It’s 4:00 p.m. in Caracas. Voting has now closed in voting centers where people are not waiting to vote. The actual voting process was much faster...
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