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...
Politics
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...
The Datanálisis election
Readers of this blog know that for the past few weeks, we (mostly me, really) have raised serious doubts about Datanálisis’ poll predictions. At the same time, we...
On the bright side
Now Chávez is going to swallow his own paquetazo. Here’s how I put it back in July…
Hay un camino, just not tonight
We don’t have super specific data, but multiple sources now suggest Chávez almost certainly won . El futuro es largo. The opposition has made huge leaps. But tonight is not...
Juan live again on CNN Chile right now
With no real news out there, just more analysis.
Armando Briquet Live from Capriles Campaign HQ
8:09 – Briquet looked happy, but carómetros are inherently unreliable. I still don’t have any kind of firm number to share, and the rumors going around strike me...
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