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joshcryer

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12. He has a very little chance of winning, actually.
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 09:42 AM
Jun 2012

While he's been focusing on the big cities lately (where most of the poor live) he hasn't gone to the rural areas where Chavez gets 100% of the vote in some cases. There's also a concern that the electronic voting machines, utilizing "ghost votes" will kill any chance Capriles has at a win (the 2004 recall was dubious at best).

What's clear by these photos is that Capriles is very very popular and loved by many Venezuelans, not just the rich, but across all demographics. This makes chavista's quake in their boots. However, if they can utilize the "ghost" votes it won't matter so much. This is why it's paramount for Capriles' campaign to have observers at every single polling station so the ghost votes cannot exist.

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Maracaibo (El Zulianazo!) joshcryer Jun 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author joshcryer Jun 2012 #7
Cristóbal Rojas (Barinas): joshcryer Jun 2012 #2
San Cristóbal (Táchira) joshcryer Jun 2012 #3
Barcelona (Anzoátegui) joshcryer Jun 2012 #4
Calabozo (Guárico) joshcryer Jun 2012 #5
San Felipe (Yaracuy) joshcryer Jun 2012 #6
Tucacas (Falcon) joshcryer Jun 2012 #8
Valencia (Carabobo) joshcryer Jun 2012 #9
Barquisimeto (Lara) joshcryer Jun 2012 #10
He seems to have a lot of support Marooned Jun 2012 #11
He has a very little chance of winning, actually. joshcryer Jun 2012 #12
It's starting to change... ChangoLoa Jun 2012 #14
If his opponent is a ghost by the time the election rolls around, he might have a chance. MADem Jul 2012 #21
. joshcryer Jul 2012 #22
A Chavez party militant already tried to shoot him. He got a kid of another opposition leader in the ChangoLoa Jun 2012 #13
Venezuela must be the richest country on earth.. millions of oligarchs! ChangoLoa Jun 2012 #15
Santa Elena de Uairén (Bolívar) joshcryer Jul 2012 #16
San Rafael de El Moján (Zulia) joshcryer Jul 2012 #17
Soledad (Anzoátegui) joshcryer Jul 2012 #18
El Tigre (Anzoátegui) joshcryer Jul 2012 #19
Mérida (Mérida) joshcryer Jul 2012 #20
Virgen de Regla en Tovar (Merida) joshcryer Jul 2012 #23
Guasdualito (Apure) joshcryer Jul 2012 #24
Barinitas (Barinas) joshcryer Jul 2012 #25
El Corozo (Barinas) joshcryer Jul 2012 #26
Socopó (Barinas) joshcryer Jul 2012 #27
La Vega (Caracas) joshcryer Jul 2012 #28
Maturín y El Corozo (Monagas) joshcryer Jul 2012 #29
Punta De Mata (Monagas) Wow... joshcryer Jul 2012 #30
Tinaquillo (Cojedes) joshcryer Jul 2012 #31
Puerto Cabello (Carabobo) joshcryer Jul 2012 #32
Caracas joshcryer Jul 2012 #33
San Juan de Colón (Tachira) joshcryer Jul 2012 #34
Turen (Portuguese) joshcryer Jul 2012 #35
Acarigua (Portuguesa) joshcryer Jul 2012 #36
Quibor (Lara) joshcryer Jul 2012 #37
Haven't updated in while, but this has been near daily: Ciudad Bolívar (Bolívar) joshcryer Aug 2012 #38
Meanwhile Capriles has made inroads in Trujillo (core chavista territory): joshcryer Aug 2012 #39
Capriles has them scrambling, it's awesome. joshcryer Aug 2012 #40
Guárico joshcryer Aug 2012 #41
Nueva Esparta joshcryer Aug 2012 #42
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