Venezuela: Could the opposition benefit from a long primary? · Global Voices
Silvia Viñas

Blogging by boz lists 5 ways the opposition (MUD) in Venezuela could benefit from a “long, tough primary”: “It's impossible to say for certain whether the late primary will benefit  or harm the MUD until after it happens. But if the MUD ends up winning  in 2012, I can guarantee that a long and ugly primary battle starting  now and ending in February will be a key contributor to that victory.”