Lopez Obrador Retakes Mexico Presidential Poll Lead

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Lopez Obrador Retakes Mexico Presidential Poll Lead

May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, formerly mayor of Mexico City, retook the lead in a voter opinion poll ahead of the July 2 election.

Lopez Obrador, the Party of the Democratic Revolution's candidate, had the support of 34 percent of the voters, up from 33 percent at the beginning of the month, according to the poll released today by the Mexico City daily Milenio Diario. Support for Felipe Calderon, a former energy minister under President Vicente Fox, fell to 33 percent from 36 percent, the poll found.

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Lopez Obrador rebounded in the poll after losing support following a series of Calderon campaign ads criticizing his record as mayor of Mexico City and labeling him a ``danger to Mexico.'' The poll shows the ads boosted Calderon's popularity temporarily, Chabat said.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Wowie! So glad to see this. It's true.The right-wing idiots went after him

just as the right-wing scum attack everyone running against them here. Underhanded, dirty, and utterly depraved.

What a joy to see him coming up from under that load of vile nastiness they threw at him, and thank you for posting it. Hope he can continue to climb, until he's back where he was before they got so dirty.

[MisterP]

2. they have TWO con parties: neolibs (PRI) and plain cons (PAN)

[arcos]

3. Yeah!

Let's hope his momentum continues for the next month. Hopefully the PRI's split will give him a new boost.

[0rganism]

4. Looks like a nail-biter down there

I wonder, do they use Diebold machines yet? as in, "Nothing kills a democracy faster than DIEbold!"

[Acadia Blue]

5. Someone needs to finally represent the hoards of oppressed poor

in Mexico who have literally been enslaved by the rich aristocracy that owns most of everything in the entire country.

[phusion]

7. Hopefully, if elected, AMLO

will step up to that plate...We shall see!

[NorthernSpy]

6. gawd, I hope he wins!

Things have GOT to change in Mexico.