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- Good analysis in today's Semana on discrepancy between expectation and reality http://bit.ly/aAW7wO
- New Post: Colombia's Post-Election Analysis http://bit.ly/9fszRo
- In spite of the two marble busts of Santos Family members at the entrance to the building, the Santos Family no longer owns El Tiempo
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Colombia Post-Election Analysis – From the Top
I was extremely lucky to be in Bogota last week, meeting with bunch of different people and talking about what have been some of the most unique and exciting elections in Latin America.
I could feel the excitement from my desk in Washington. The intensity was exponentially multiplied on the steps of Plaza Bolivar. Debates, campaign [...]
Posted in Colombia Also tagged Alvaro Uribe, Antanas Mockus, elections, German Vargas Lleras, Partido de la U, Partido Verde, Polls Leave a comment
Scare Tactics in Colombian Presidential Elections
Soft on Terrorism.
The well-worn phrase is one that the US public has grown accustomed to. Like nationalism, it is a tactic that political campaigners use in attempts to disparage one candidate while strengthening the other.
During the 2008 presidential campaign in the United States, Republican candidate John McCain accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama of being soft [...]
Posted in Colombia, United States Also tagged Alvaro Uribe, Andres Felipe Arias, Antanas Mockus, Campaign Tactics, elections, FARC 2 Comments
Why Not Being Disliked is as Powerful as Being Liked
I recently wrote an article for the Americas Quarterly blog in which I argued that in Colombia’s second round of elections for the presidency not being disliked may be even more of a deciding factor than being liked by voters.
Campaign Season in Colombia
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and his allies were already taking candidate-like precautions before [...]
Posted in Colombia Also tagged Alvaro Uribe, Americas Quarterly, Andres Felipe Arias, elections, Gustavo Petro, Noemi Sanin, Rafael Pardo, Sergio Fajardo Leave a comment
Election Season in Colombia
The Constitutional Court’s ruling last night blocking the possibility of President Uribe’s reelection lifted a weight off the country’s shoulders. Even Uribe, who found out about the Court’s decision through his Blackberry at a a press conference about health reform in Barranquilla, reacted with a nervous smile.
Many Colombians, who heard the news over television and radio waves [...]
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Colombia Elections – Alliances in Numbers