tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post8301974152653761219..comments2023-03-29T01:10:33.929-06:00Comments on Not The News - Life in Mérida, Yucatán: Elections in Yucatan!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-38581235780330334092009-06-15T11:49:16.241-06:002009-06-15T11:49:16.241-06:00hey MCM - so many comments, so little time!
I was...hey MCM - so many comments, so little time!<br /><br />I was looking at Javier and Angelica because they popped up. Not comparing them really. I will have to look at 'BabyFace' Bello and Cardenas on another occasion, should the mood strike me, which it probably will not.<br /><br />What do I think? <br /><br />I think they are all refried politicians with the same tired ideas and personalWilliam Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563360535051219212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-48705437218146219322009-06-14T12:20:11.251-06:002009-06-14T12:20:11.251-06:00Now -- to your question: who would you vote for?
...Now -- to your question: who would you vote for?<br /><br />I'm actually very glad that I don't have the right to vote -- I would have a hard time deciding.<br />In some ways, I like both the PRI candidates (Araujo -- she seemed to be promoting a number of progressive, thoughtful initiatives while head of IVEY), and Zapato (he's very much a PRI militant, but reading his statements onmcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-5926727580847657262009-06-13T17:31:07.058-06:002009-06-13T17:31:07.058-06:00Woops - I didn't read your post carefully enou...Woops - I didn't read your post carefully enough before jumping in with my comment, and I see that you did bring up the voto blanco "option" -- <br /><br />It seems to me that it's quite different than abstaining, since the idea is to go and vote, just not for any of the party-selected options. Also, although the proposal is supported by some out-of-work politicians (e.g., Ana mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-4158908966618492292009-06-13T17:09:14.409-06:002009-06-13T17:09:14.409-06:00Hey -- glad to hear someone talking about the elec...Hey -- glad to hear someone talking about the elections.<br />But how come you're comparing Araujo (distrito 3) and Javier Medina (distrito 4)? Angelica is running against Carolina Cardenas, and Javier against Rolando Zapato.<br /><br /><br />And, what do you think of the "blank vote" idea? It is getting a LOT of attention nationally, but it's less clear that Yucatan voters aremcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351261987086690997noreply@blogger.com