[economist-student]

Teodoro Petkoff was a guerrilla fighter in the 60's. He killed many of its opponents but he later "converted" (supposedly, as if it matters) from pure marxism to socialism. He founded the Movement Towards Socialism party (MAS), which supported Chavez back in 1998.

He's a longtime friend of Vice-President Rangel, and he has visited Cuba many times.

The truth is that he's just another Chavez's puppet so that the upcoming elections will look legitimate. The worst part is that many Venezuelans support him, how sad is that?

[Tzimisce]

I predict Chavez will win 100% of the vote in Dec in what lefties world wide will hail as "the fairest of elections in any country in 10 years. If only US elections were like this."

[adorno]

The truth is that he's just another Chavez's puppet so that the upcoming elections will look legitimate.

If you were given a choice between Satan and the Devil, which would you choose?

[marron]

Given the choice between Chavez and Petkoff, I'd choose Petkoff. He is the perennial outsider, but as far as I know he is an honest man.

To be a rebel under a dictatorship doesn't make you evil. He has basically opposed Chavez from the beginning, seeing him as a fake and a madman.

A Petkoff is probably the only way back from a Chavez to constitutional government, which is why it isn't going to happen; Chavez controls the computers. I would say that Petkoff is their best chance, however. They will need to first win the election convincingly, and then when Chavez steals it, they will need to march down to the palace and take it. An old rebel like Petkoff will know what to do, I hope.