His buddy, former Venezuelan Defense Minister Raul Isaias Baduel, has been the biggest name to defect but the polls aren’t looking great either:
President Hugo Chavez is trailing ahead of a key vote on constitutional reforms, according to a new poll Saturday that shows opponents of the changes ahead by a strong margin.
The survey was conducted by Caracas polling firm Datanalisis, whose polls ahead of past votes have consistently matched Chavez’s electoral victories. It found about 49% of likely voters oppose Chavez’s reforms, well ahead of 39% who favor the changes.
“Chavez has never gone into an election without being an overwhelming majority from the beginning,” Datanalisis pollster Luis Vicente Leon told The Associated Press. “This is the first time it’s reversed.”
The sad reality is that there’s little hope that Chavez will respect the constitution, or the will of the people, whatever the results may be.
Twitter Reschedules Server Maintenance to Support Iranians
A noteworthy moment in social media history: A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this...
Father Michael Pfleger: More Racist Rhetoric in the Pulpit in Support of Obama
It’s amazing to see Democrats, despite decades of pandering, implode when forced to deal with racial issues in a substantive way. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin...
Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) Moves to YouTube After Hugo Chavez Strikes
This is just beautiful: Radio Caracas Television, the station silenced by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has found a way to continue its daily broadcasts — on YouTube, the popular video...
Iran Declares Support for Syria – Will Respond with Force if Attacked
Tough talk from Iran but it’s not to their benefit to move their forces out of Iran in a conflict. It’s highly unlikely that they would even attempt to do...
45 Nations Support the War
The list of countries supporting war includes 15 that do not want to be publicly identified, a U.S. State Department official said. It does not include Canada, a fact the...
