Mexico 2012

[Niemeyerite]

It's official. I'm supporting AMLO. Not that it matters, but I thought someone had to know it.

[Niemeyerite]

Quadri would have been a great candidate if he wasn't the lamb of that corrupt teacher. Someone to support if you are a leftist and you don't like Peña Nieto and still think AMLO isn't the best Mexico can have as President.

[Niemeyerite]

Quadri would have been a great candidate if he wasn't the lamb of that corrupt teacher. Someone to support if you are a leftist ...

Within Mexican politics, Quadri is, probably, the most rightwing candidate out there. He is, of course, socially liberal and green, but on economics he is a surprisingly solid liberal: private investment and privatization (including energy sector), free trade, etc., etc. In a political spectrum that ranges from a national socialist (Lopez Obrador) to a Christian (Catholic) socialist (Vazquez Mota) Quadri, most definitely, stands out ideologically.

I know, but he seems to be the most sane, the most "alternative", attractive as a candidate. However, I may be wrong.

[Niemeyerite]

At least, Mancera won by a landslide, as expected. He may be a good mayor... Maybe he should run for President in 2017.

[Niemeyerite]

Whats up with Chiapas? I thought that would have voted for the crazy man.

They voted for the crazy man, EPN.

[Niemeyerite]

#Yosoy132 has certain similarities to the Spanish Indignados. One of the main characteristics of these movements is heterogeneity. So, perhaps you are right regarding the authors of that memorandum as a small radical group, in fact #Yosoy132 and Indignados are the aggregation of many small groups and individuals.

I have not a conclusive opinion about the electoral process. It seems clear that Peña Nieto has won and this margin of 3 million of voters is higher than the alleged 1 million of buyed votes. On the other hand all those allegations about the pre-paid cards, media bias and abbusive PRI campaign spending seem to be more than hypothetical. Unfortunately those irregularities are still a part of the landscape and demonstrations in these cases are justified. Anyway AMLO is commiting a mistake if he goes in the same way of 2006.

By the way I've read an interview with EPN, you can check El Pais if you are interested. He expressed himself in moderate and consensual terms, I found his answers a bit hollow too. The lacking of a parlamentary majority is now regarded as a challenge and an opportunity (obvious speech).

I read the interview, too. I found EPN silly, usually repeating the same words. He likes to say "falacia".