Capriles Campaign Gearing Up for a Fight (Updated.)
Sources inside the Capriles camp confirm that the campaign team has been reconvened and is working on the understanding that Henrique Capriles will accept MUD’s nomination to run...
Chronicles of Lazy Journalism (or, Attn: @ReutersVzla )
Let us unpack this bit from Reuters‘ Simon Gardner and Terry Wade (with an assist from commenter Lucía.) “At one building in a wealthy corner of Caracas, people drank...
Los Tiempos de Bogotá son Perfectos
As you may have guessed, I have something of a complex about writing in Spanish. (I was only educated in Venezuela through the sixth grade, so I always...
Necrophiliac? Moi?!
I know I’m just eating casquillo here, but I can’t get over the fact that chavismo pivoted from accusing us of necrophilia (for daring to ask after the...
My endorsement (Updated)
I’ve always advocated participation. I thought the 2005 election withdrawal was a mistake. Even yesterday, I tweeted that abstaining would be a mistake. But after hearing Capriles’ message...
Draft Marquina
The consensus in the opposition seems to be that we’re not going to win a snap election amid this huge surge in sympathy for Chávez and his memory....
Henrique's Choice
Our understanding is that, as of today, the opposition has genuinely not yet decided whether to participate in upcoming elections. Yesterday’s snap judgment from the Supreme Tribunal allowing...
El sabotaje va por dentro
The rolling power blackouts that have spread around the country have gotten worse in recent days, to the point that even weekends are no longer safe. In my...
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