tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889866049894996797.post1401335831784189321..comments2015-08-26T06:44:14.795-04:00Comments on Structurally Maladjusted: No Green Polos in ColombiaGringo Juanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594747109071410552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889866049894996797.post-14559032334244104312010-05-14T19:54:19.511-04:002010-05-14T19:54:19.511-04:00Here's part of something i stuck in the subscr...Here's part of something i stuck in the subscriber weekly on March 21st when Santos was regarded as the obvious winner and polling 35% vs Sanín's 20% or so (my how time flies):<br /><br />"My personal opinion right now is “too close to call” on this election. The make-up of the runoff will be all important, but until May 30th Santos will make most of the foreign media headlines, get labelled Uribe’s favoured and be considered by many as a shoo-in. However the real battle starts in the second round of voting and the pacts, political alliances and potential powersharing deals between the two candidates still in the running and those left behind will seal the eventual winner. It really is far too difficult to call a winner right now."<br /><br />Apart from the surprising way in which Mockus has wrested publicity and teevee time away from Santos, I'm sticking with that. The pacts that Mockus forms for round two will decide the whole caboodle and you can bet dollaz to donutz the left get enough concessions from El Beardo to bring them into the fold. In other words, Petro has been playing his cards very well so far.Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069822714021884725noreply@blogger.com