The activists may have lost the battle to secure the vote for he time being, but they have created a thriving movement that is alive with cooperation among newfound allies. They must work to elect a friend to the presidency, and to ensure the defeat of the PRI in Congress. Still, achieving an alliance behind a single candidate is no easy task. Current laws make it difficult to vote in this way, and both Fox and Cardenas are often seen as stubborn and unwilling to place their individual presidential ambitions on hold. Yet both have expressed greater eagerness for an alliance since July 4, when the allied opposition forces won the in a small, poor state.
Immigrant activists hope they can unite oil and water.
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