La cara pública del fracaso de Capriles
Si Henrique Capriles termina perdiendo este domingo – tal como predicen muchas encuestas – vamos a tener que comenzar a buscar culpables. Yo voy a comenzar por una:...
Politics
Playing the victim
Yesterday, our mental-patient-in-chief released a doozy: he complained openly, bitterly, sheepishly about how “the bourgeoisie” and “the media” are ganging up against him, and about how the other...
My embassy, my party
There’s no secret that the real political apparatus for the Maduro campaign is the Venezuelan State, and that use has even extended outside of our borders. In a...
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...
Ad War Update: reaching the endgame
With two days of official campaign left, the candidates are rushing to make the most with the little time they have left. This is also visible on the...
Race is tightening, but not fast enough
From two different sources I learn that Credit Suisse is quoting a recent Datanálisis survey putting Maduro’s lead over Capriles at 9.7 points. This is down from about...
Will the fiscally responsible candidate please stand up?
A moment of honesty: one of the reasons I’ve found it hard to blog about this election is the disappointment I feel with the Capriles candidacy. Yesterday I...
The electrical war, cont. (Updated)
Since the official annoucement of the “electrical war” last Thursday by Acting-(Like-a)-President Nicolás Maduro, things didn’t improve this weekend – to the point that some parts of Acarigua...
The legacy of this campaign
(CC Disclaimer: Emiliana is volunteering for the Capriles campaign, so this is her last post for the week) For some reason, I keep coming back to this theme...
Google Hangout with Rory Carroll
My chat with Rory Carroll, author of the new book, “Comandante,” just ended. Also available via Youtube.
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