::My two cents: 
 ::#I wouldn't use the results of polls for this particular election because results are not being consistent and some think highly manipulated as well. Read this article in la Jornada for more. IFE has gone as far as regulating how polls have to be done in order to get rid of all the poll insanity that's been going on  
 ::#Mentioning voting along party lines is pointless. PRD and PRI do vote together whenever they want to stop initiatives coming from PAN (cf. Reforma Fiscal). It is expected that parties will rally together against laws that go against their interests. 
 ::#I always thought the mentioning of the Tiffany watch was a bit of editorializing. Is the toallagate mentioned in Fox's article, for instance? Or the fact that he uses designer suits? Or Marta's travel budget? I hope you're starting to see my point. 
 ::#I have to agree with the desafuero as being politically motivated. It was more than evident when Fox opted for a "political solution" instead of carrying on in the Courts as it should have been. Whether you like it or not, due process is due process. 
 ::#Comparing the PRD with the US Democratic party or any leftist party in Europe is not correct. Political parties in Mexico are still going through a process of defining their niche in national politics. PRD is a leftist party, don't get me wrong, but how far to the left is still on the air. Did you know, for instance, that PRI defines itself as being a "socialist" party? Would you consider it so? 
 ::#The Ahumada thing has to be in the article, of course. 
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