Grist from the rumour mill
I’m going to be guarding the blog for the rest of the day. You can also follow my twitter feed for more up-to-date information. A few nuggets I’ve...
Another ad, exterminate them!
Increasing signs that the chavista platform this election is simply to … exterminate (murder?) the opposition. Lovely.
Oppo Targets: Put Your Dato in Context
Through the course of the day, you’re sure to hear a number of rumors about results in individual circuits. Maybe you’ll hear that a Quick Count has the...
Three More Maps: The Circuits in 2007, 2008 and 2009
Just so we’re clear on how big an ask that 26S Victory Map I keep on the right-hand column is, I thought we should review what the "Circuit-by-Circuit"...
The Beeb Rounds Out the Set-Up Pieces
The BBC’s Will Grant gets in on the election preview action (and very kindly throws a link my way, too!) The days of super-concentrated portrayals of the opposition as...
10 Predictions about 26S
1. Each of the TV talking heads will say the phrases "jornada cívica", "con toda normalidad" and "ejercer su derecho al sufragio" at least 200 times over the length...
Time for predictions
The ads have been aired. The washing machines have been handed out. You know what that means: time to predict the outcome. Lately, there has been much discussion...
The Economist and the Swing-o-meter
The Economist has a nice long article on the upcoming election. The money quote: "Jesse Chacón, a former interior minister who now runs GIS XXI, reckons that the...
Down goes the Monkey; UPDATED: Habemus laptops!
Colombian media is reporting that the Colombian army has killed FARC military leader El Mono Jojoy. If confirmed, this would be a major coup for the Santos administration....
Extra! Extra! Foreign Journo Takes Venezuelan Opposition Seriously!
Considering how much chavistas bitch about foreign press bias, it’s easy to overlook just how brutal foreign journos are with the Venezuelan opposition. Focused on whatever crazy thing...
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