I talked to my buddy in Merida and he’s voting for PAN candidate Calderon.
Now please don’t blast me and tell me he’s stupid for voting this way. He tried to explain, but I don’t get the nuances of Mexican politics.
To him, PAN is just the “less worst”, his words. He compares Obrador to Chavez in Venezuela and says Madrazo is the “old party no one wants to hear about anymore”.
To him, Congress needs cleaning up and the President is just the lesser of the evils so he will vote for status quo. He says under the current PAN president Fox that at least they have economic stability and has little faith that the policies of the other parties will make it better.
He really sounds depressed over the whole deal. He loves Mexico, calls it “his beautiful country”, but has little faith in any of the politicians.
FWIW, he is what I’d guess to be middle income. He has a good job, but not wealthy.