I found the whole vote count fascinating. Of the 31 states and the Federal District, Calderon is leading in 16 and Obrador is leading in 16 and the split is mostly north and south with the non-contiguous exceptions being that Calderon is leading in Puebla and Yucatan and Obrador is leading in Baja California Sur, Nayarit and Zacatecas. As the vote count went so smoothly and as the margin of victory should increase some as the majority of unreported precincts are still in states where Calderon is leading, Calderon will be the next President when all is said and done.
The extent of the north-south divide may present some cause for concern. I wasn't aware that the regional divide was quite so pronounced.
Years ago my brother in law was in the DEA in Central America and Mexico. His family lived in Mexico City. He said that in the southern part of Mexico there were virtual bases run by druggies in the jungles. In the time he was in there [back in the 70's and 80's] no fewer than 7 DEA men were lost in that region. Vanished. Or so he said. He told me the locals just looked upon the drugs as another commodity.
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terrye
The headline really caught my eye: Mexico conservative creeps toward slim victory.
They found a way to put "conservative" and "creeps" into the same headline.
barry:
I wonder if it had been the other way around if they choice of words would have been different.
I found the whole vote count fascinating. Of the 31 states and the Federal District, Calderon is leading in 16 and Obrador is leading in 16 and the split is mostly north and south with the non-contiguous exceptions being that Calderon is leading in Puebla and Yucatan and Obrador is leading in Baja California Sur, Nayarit and Zacatecas. As the vote count went so smoothly and as the margin of victory should increase some as the majority of unreported precincts are still in states where Calderon is leading, Calderon will be the next President when all is said and done.
The extent of the north-south divide may present some cause for concern. I wasn't aware that the regional divide was quite so pronounced.
skook:
Years ago my brother in law was in the DEA in Central America and Mexico. His family lived in Mexico City. He said that in the southern part of Mexico there were virtual bases run by druggies in the jungles. In the time he was in there [back in the 70's and 80's] no fewer than 7 DEA men were lost in that region. Vanished. Or so he said. He told me the locals just looked upon the drugs as another commodity.
I wonder if this has changed in 20 years?
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