possible explanations:
higher turnout among the escualidos steady anti-government propaganda in private media belief that relations with the U.S. would improve if the opposition won some personal dislike of HCF
But 58.26% isn't bad in a recall election. Not bad at all.
At 07:31 AM 8/16/2004 -0700, you wrote:
Thank God he won! Still, I have a question. If 70% of the people are poor, how did the opposition get so many votes? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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