Slight Switch In Tone By The NY Times re: Paraguay's Election

[eleny]

From a Google search, this from less than an hour ago:

"Former Bishop Leads as He Tries to Oust Paraguay’s Ruling Party

SUNCIÓN, Paraguay — High voter turnout on Sunday marked a presidential election likely to produce a historic result in Paraguay, where a former Roman Catholic bishop is trying to break the 62-year grip of the ruling party.

If Mr. Lugo, 56, is able to muster a plurality in the winner-take-all election, he will be the first Paraguayan president since 1946 to be from something other than the Colorado Party, the longest-governing political party in the world."

Earlier news reports were more positive about Lugo's success. The Times is putting the "likely" and "if" into their reporting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/world/americas/21paraguay.html?ref=world

[Snarkoleptic]

1. Paper ballots, I hope.

I'd hate to see booosh escape prosecution by fleeing to another Diebold oligarchy.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. I read an earlier report (can't find it now) that was using the term 'neck and neck'

I wish I could find the damned thing. It flew in the face of both the pre-election polling and the exit polls.

[Arctic Dave]

3. That was probably on the CIA website.

[eleny]

5. There you go

Just like this headline with the "tries to oust".

It sounds like what was happening in Mexico.

[gratuitous]

4. They're pretty familiar with elections that the Bushes have an interest in

Squeakers become landslides, victories turn into defeats, and dang if it doesn't turn the Bushes' way every time!