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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...

tantraweb September 26, 2010

Another ad, exterminate them!

Increasing signs that the chavista platform this election is simply to … exterminate (murder?) the opposition. Lovely.  

tantraweb September 26, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 25, 2010

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"...

tantraweb September 25, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 24, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 24, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 24, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 23, 2010

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....

tantraweb September 23, 2010

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...

tantraweb September 22, 2010

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