What the game looked like when it changed
I got a Moody’s Investor Report from a friend. The money quote is actually the graph above. It shows what the game looked like, according to Consultores 21,...
Politics
Can María join the top tier?
OK, so I have no idea if the crazy-ass rumor that María Corina Machado is about to cut a deal with Henry Ramos Allup to run in the Opposition primaries on...
Enter the lady
Congresswoman María Corina Machado has apparently entered the opposition’s primary fight. Her campaign slogan? ¡Viene María! I’m in no position to judge whether or not that slogan is...
Straw Poll
It means nothing, and yet:
The non-event of the day
The other day we were being accused – perhaps rightly so – of being too partial to Primero Justicia. So … I’m doing my darnedest to ignore what...
The Pablo Principle
Your top general, one who has vowed that the Armed Forces would resist any non-chavista government, stands accused of drug smuggling. So if you’re Hugo Chávez, what do...
Candidate Watch: Where they stand
The opposition campaign for the 2012 Presidential election is going to heat up faster than an overworked Planta Centro generator. To help guide the discussion, we thought it...
Candidate Watch: Look Who's Coming to Rio
So, guess who raids Caracas Chronicles for her travel schedule? Just days after we highlight Rio’s innovative barrio pacification strategy, MCM surfaces alongside Rio’s police chief, Marta Rocha....
Marquise de Sader
Now that chavista Health Minister Eugenia Sader has shown the nation that sewing your lips, bleeding on the flag, going without food for 38 days, and crucifying yourself...
Check (Updated)
The Carabobo newspaper Notitarde is citing unnamed sources as saying Venezuela’s Electoral Council is considering holding the Presidential elections in July or August of next year. In the...
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