Leaving it all on the line
There are many things Henrique Capriles is, but there are several he is not. Capriles is not the most intelligent of politicians. Others certainly have a greater facility...
Politics
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...
JJ Rendón and Bayly
Whatever you think about J.J. Rendón, the legendary Venezuelan political consultant now working with Henrique Capriles, this interview with Jaime Bayly is entertaining as hell. (In Spanish) Part...
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...
Credibility Chronicles
A fun digression on writing about Venezuela, from guest blogger Daniel Lansberg Rodríguez. Everyone’s done it at some point – hitting send on a text message, email or...
Who is Maduro?
My take on the big, fat question mark we may be electing tomorrow – over at Transitions, by Foreign Policy. An excerpt: One of the failures in this...
A campaign like no other
So here we are. After everything we’ve been through, we are faced with yet another campaign weekend. This Sunday, everything is on the line … again. This campaign...
Ad War Update: wrapping things up
The briefest campaign in Venezuelan history has come to an end, and here are some of the last minute ads launched by the contenders. We begin with an...
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...
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