Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Mexican Presidential contender skips debate, loses lead
Andreas Manuel Lopez Obrador, once seen as the leading candidate in this July's presidential elections in Mexico, skipped a televised debate this week, and his opponents made the most of it. Lopez Obrador of the Demoractic Revolution Party had decided to skip the debate long ago, when his lead was safe.
His bold disdain may have cost him, though, as voters seemed unimpressed with his absence. The other candidates didn't talk about him, and his empty podium was out of focus. Though Lopez Obrador's campaign manager had said the debate was a race for second place, it's the former race leader who finds himself in second now, behind National Action Party candidate Felipe Calderon. Calderon, of the same party as current President Vicente Fox, used his strong debate performance to solidify his support just 10 weeks before the election.
AMLO (as Lopez Obrador is sometimes referred to) might well show for the next debate. But will his climb down from his lofty perch come too late?
His bold disdain may have cost him, though, as voters seemed unimpressed with his absence. The other candidates didn't talk about him, and his empty podium was out of focus. Though Lopez Obrador's campaign manager had said the debate was a race for second place, it's the former race leader who finds himself in second now, behind National Action Party candidate Felipe Calderon. Calderon, of the same party as current President Vicente Fox, used his strong debate performance to solidify his support just 10 weeks before the election.
AMLO (as Lopez Obrador is sometimes referred to) might well show for the next debate. But will his climb down from his lofty perch come too late?
Political Debate | Campaign News | Mexican Elections
| Lopez Obrador | Felipe Calderon
# posted @ 9:26 PM 
