Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Recent polls show him with a double-digit lead over his nearest rival. A New Revolution in Mexico (The New Yorker) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Yay for populism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Is he going to pay for the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Spork3245 said: Is he going to pay for the wall? Yes. Beacuse he'll have Mexico build it as a public works project to employ the Mexican people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 22 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Yes. Beacuse he gave Mexico build it as a public works project to employ the Mexican people. It will be subcontracted to Guatemalans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Reading that New Yorker article I get the impression that he's something of both a Bernie Sanders and a Donald Trump. Like Trump he's a populist that will make grand promises, and like Bernie he focuses on economically unrealistic social programs. Like Trump he lacks any real guiding ideology, but like Bernie he has a political background. John Oliver did a segment on him recently: From what I gather, the guy is a giant question mark. Assuming he wins, it's entirely unclear what he'll actually do in office. Maybe he blows up NAFTA, or maybe he's the kind of morally flexible, do anything to get a deal done, kind of guy that might actually work well with Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 We depend on NAFTA so are watching this really closely. I predict NAFTA 2.0 within 2 years with tons of huge headlines between now and then and a lot of fear. The deal remains in effect for months after the U.S. can officially withdraw, and another several months after the withdraw is complete. I think something will be hammered out eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 @TwinIon - there is zero doubt in my mind that ALMO is an absolute wildcard, but I am reasonably sure that he isn't in the mold of Chavez/Maduro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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