Comments on: Chavez Re-Elected in Landslide

By: Trudee Wilson

Trudee Wilson — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:38:36 +0000

I just saw a commercial while watching Fox News in which RFK Jr. thanked our good friends in Venezuela and Citgo Oil for helping DC residents with heating oil. I thought I was going to be sick.

By: Tano

Tano — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:03:05 +0000

The links you provide are not to any credible sources, either for polling or analysis. Mora y Leon is an over-the-top spinner with zero credibility.

The dynamic in Venezuela is not all that hard to figure out. It is a country that was ruled for a long time by a deeply corrupt oligarchy. It has a relatively small middle class. And huge amounts of poor, both in the cities and in the countryside.

Someone who can tap into the hopes and aspirations of the poor, and win their hearts, is going to be successful in a democratic system. It is a simple matter of numbers.

Chavez was never in any danger of losing. Because of the oil revenue floating everyones boat, and the fact that he has delivered to some extent on redistributing that wealth to the poor, he continues to enjoy majority support.

By: LJD

LJD — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:39:56 +0000

?????

Move there, then send us a letter telling us how you're doing.

By: madmatt

madmatt — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:25:50 +0000

Well what exactly has the US done for the average voter in Venezuala...illegal anti drug interdicton is about the only thing that comes to mind. If we can vilify brown people for votes here in the states is it so surprising they do the same with white people down there?