Posted on 06/28/2018 8:27:40 AM PDT by rktman
Mexican voters are so fed up with their ruling class that they are taking a chance on a populist.
These events sum up what many Mexicans have long liked about Mr López Obrador, and what others fear. His concern for the poor and wish to improve their lot is sincere. However, Mr López Obrador has a shaky grasp of economicsurging some people not to pay their bills tends to drive up prices for everyone else, for example. And he has little respect for rules or institutions. This matters because Mr López Obrador is set to become Mexicos president in an election on July 1st. He has a poll lead of 25 points over his nearest challenger, Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party (PAN). José Antonio Meade, a non-party candidate picked by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is further adrift. There is also a chance that a coalition led by Morena, founded four years ago, will win control of congress.
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Does he use a private server as well?
Mexican voters are so fed up with their ruling class that they are taking a chance on a populist.Thanks rktman.
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