Monday, June 25, 2018
Monday's video: Sarah and the restaurant
Monday's video: Sarah and the restaurant
Sarah and the restaurant: https://t.co/vvwnijoie7 via @YouTube— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 25, 2018
What happens if Lopez-Obrador loses in Mexico?
Over the last two weeks, I’ve been on the phone or social media with many friends in Mexico. We usually narrow our talk to this:
1) Do you believe these polls showing Andrés Lopez-Obrador ahead?
and,
2) What if he loses? What happens then?
As of today, all of the experts have Lopez-Obrador winning the election. It’s the “3rd time it’s a charm” story, a reference to his two previous defeats in 2006 and 2012. The candidate said this:
“This is going to be a peaceful, orderly change, but at the same time, it will be radical,” Lopez Obrador said recently, drawing cheers and cries of “Presidente! Presidente!” from a crowd in the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende..
Despite the lead in the polls, most of my Mexican friends do not believe them. They cite a lot of good reasons, such as “no one answers political questions on the phone”.
Others are a bit more humorous: Didn’t the experts say that Germany had a 90% chance of beating Mexico?
Yes, they did!
What really worries my friends is this: What happens if he loses?
Back in 2006, Lopez-Obrador shut down cities and even held an inauguration ceremony to proclaim himself “el presidente”.
I remember people on the sidewalks of Mexico City protesting his defeat. It was bizarre, to say the least.
My friends say that it will be worse this time because Lopez-Obrador is convinced of victory. His supporters believe that only fraud can deny them their “turn.”
It may be a crazy summer down in Mexico. If he wins, the peso takes a hit. If he loses, the streets go crazy.
Last but not least, a Mexican friend told me that it was a lot more fun when elections were not contested. I don’t know if “one-party rule” was better but at least the ride to the airport was not delayed by demonstrations.
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And now for a report from the real world........
This is from CNBC:
For the first time since President Donald Trump took office, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows more than half the public approving his handling of the economy, and it appears to be having some impact on his overall job approval rating.
And catch this:
The survey suggests that the recent controversy over the president’s decision to separate children from their parents at the border has had little effect either way.
It's only a poll. We always caution people that polls are polls. However, President Trump's approval is rising in other polls, too.
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Krauthammer in 2017: Democrats and Resistance' is not a winning issue
The Democrats should heed what Dr. Krauthammer said in 2017:
"They don't have a message," Krauthammer said of the "resistance" movement in June 2017.Indeed it is.
"This is the same reason that Hillary lost."
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