Rah rah rah
Fifteen months ago, I was visiting some friends at the campaign headquarters of Henrique Capriles. We were shooting the breeze, excitedly talking about the nascent candidacy, looking out...
Politics
Lara's 7-O
With three official CNE bulletins under our belts, we can review how Lara voters acted in comparison to the last presidential vote. First, the general outcome is that...
Capriles pa'rato
Henrique Capriles’s pugnacio-conciliatory press conference tonight (it’s not easy to characterize his position) had one central message – the opposition still has one specific leader, his name rhymes...
The invincible Hugo Chávez
A different post-mortem, this one focusing on the President, the nation that loves him, and the challenges he faces. Over at Americas Quarterly.
Down and left for dead
My post-mortem on Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog focuses on where the opposition goes from here.
Let's-not-kid-ourselves Chronicles
The New York Times’ William Neuman breaks down the election. Two money quotes: The government used a huge spending increase to boost the economy and consolidate support before...
OSGuido raises snark to an art form
On the occassion of the agüevoneated right’s anti-“fraud” protests in Altamira last night, longtime reader OSGuido lets it rip. Now this is what PanfletoNegro was invented for: Gracias...
Petrochequera mata galán
Over on the IHT, I process my despecho and get down to brass tacks in my Monday morning quaterbacking. It wasn’t the REP. It wasn’t the lop-sided media access....
Kumbaya Chronicles
The leaders of the nation’s two irreconcileable camps held a “friendly” phone call, and made a joint call for unity. Defying expectations, it was Chávez who placed the...
For Once, N24 Captures Exactly How I Feel
Of the despecho posts I’ve seen, I like this one the best so far. No sé que haré en los próximos días, decidiré en mi fuero personal, hacia...
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