Mexico: AMLO Takes the Lead

Incredible, now it is Lopez Obrador who has taken the lead. Michelle Dion, Matthew Shugart, and A.M. Mora y Leon are all updating on the hour in English. With 85% of the votes in, Lopez Obrador has more than a one percent lead over Calderon, but as Dion explains, “Calderon has more support in the North, so the lead Lopez Obrador currently enjoys is likely to shrink even more.” A number of bloggers are chatting about the recount (in Spanish) at Hipertextual.

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