Quo IVADis?
The most suspicious thing about the supposed IVAD poll showing Hugo Chávez beating all opponents by 20+ points, and enjoying popularity ratings in the (stratospheric) seventies? The only...
Politics
From the rumour mill
I’ve been trying to get more information on what’s going on inside the opposition camps, and here is what I have found out. Take all of this with...
Highlights from the Varianzas November 5th-17th Poll (N=1,900)
This poll was out in the field early last month, so of course it doesn’t capture any changes stemming from the November 15th debate, or from last night’s....
What happened at tonight's debate?
OK, here’s our inst-analysis. Tonight, María Corina Machado wiped the floor with her opponents, though that probably won’t do her any good when the votes are counted. Henrique...
Live-blogging the Venevisión debate
11:13: Pablo Perez is a disaster, people, let’s face it. 11:12: Oh man, Leopoldo continues talking about his Inhabilitación. Major mistake. 11:10: Capriles calm, cool, confident, and...
Grand Theft Party
In the era of chavista social lunacy and decay, there’s always one more depth left to plumb. Today, we find out that the Supreme Tribunal is aiding and...
Our sexist opposition
The other day, Carlos Ocariz, candidate for governor of Miranda, endorsed a group of 21 people who are vying for mayor in his state. Their names? Juan Carlos,...
Thugs and their Thuggish Thug Things
Probably one of the more difficult things about my job is communicating to a First World audience that unmistakable taste of sheer thuggishness the Chávez government leaves in...
The tyranny of the deadline
Dang it, I’m on deadline today so I really don’t have the time to give full flight to the furious, disgusted, downright marialejandralopezesque rant I have brewing inside...
Don't cry for me
Venezuela’s cancer-stricken President, while addressing a group of young chavistas today, suggests time is not on his side: “You will finish the job. It’s up to you to...
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