Tipping Point Circuits: The Simple Majority
The circuit most likely to bring the opposition its 84th curul is home to two well known, widely loathed chavista incumbents - Ernesto Villegas and Freddy Bernal - being challenged by two newcomers.
Politics
Where the 6D Election Will be Won
With a 30 point lead in the national popular vote, MUD could end up with 88 seats in the 167 seat A.N. just as easily as it could end up with 133. It all depends on how many of its new voters are rural.
Chavismo is a Machine for Not-Negotiating
In a governing party where Intransigence is treated as a cardinal virtue, the first politico to propose negotiating with the opposition will be a kamikaze.
Maduro might implode; chavismo you'll have to bargain with
6D won't set off regime collapse, like in Romania in 1989. It'll set the stage for a delicate, high stakes negotiation, like in Mexico in 1988.
A Political Assassination in Altagracia de Orituco
AD's Secretary General for Guárico State is gunned down right in the middle of a campaign event, signalling a troubling new stage in the campaign.
Nicolae and Nicolás
6D matters, but not for the reasons you think. It's not a parliamentary majority that's at stake, it's the regime's cohesion.
A MIN-imal crackdown
The electoral boobytrap known as MIN-Unidad was sanctioned by the electoral authority last week, but seems like this is a case of "too little, too late."
The left begins to pay
Mauricio Macri's win in Argentina may be the beginning of the region's leftist chickens coming home to roost.
ADWARS: Introducing the candidates
People running for National Assembly seats want you to know who they are. Some have managed this better than others.
Motorizado Rising: Riding with Miguel Pizarro's campaign
Lissette Gonzalez chronicles a day in the life of one of the opposition's most exciting campaigns, while holding on for dear life on a moto taxi.
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