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[*] posted on 6-5-2021 at 07:16 PM
Elections!


meet the new boss....same as the old boss :(

no ley seca in rosarito......there would be riots

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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 11:42 AM


Dangerous times to be running for office in Mexico ....

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/05/americas/mexico-election-violence-intl/index.html




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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 03:16 PM


Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Dangerous times to be running for office in Mexico ....

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/05/americas/mexico-election-violence-intl/index.html


ugh..........:(

https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/06/06/terror-en-...
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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 03:36 PM
Mexico politics in the 70's


I had a good friend that come to live with his aunt in Grass Valley when he was a teenager. He was from Colima, MX, and his father was well connected and owned the Coca Cola plant in that area.

He told me that his older brother became interested in politics and wanted to run for office, but the father threatened to cut him off from the estate for bringing shame to the family name!




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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 03:39 PM


AK, is this about Vicente Fox?



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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 03:57 PM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
AK, is this about Vicente Fox?


Not that I am aware of.




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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 08:24 PM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
AK, is this about Vicente Fox?


This thread is not about fox. He is not running, has been gone for something like 15+ years…




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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 09:19 PM


Many young adults in our village (La Bocana) want to get involved in politics it seems. Scary times.




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[*] posted on 6-6-2021 at 11:01 PM


I had a young, educated, Mexican couple as Airbnb guests. They said that they are ashamed that their country is a joke on the international stage due to all the corruprion and the cartels basically running the country and that their generation was going to work to change things.

It was nice to hear- I hope they manage to achieve that.
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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 07:42 AM


Looks like Marina del Pilar will be the next BC governor. I don't think the results have been finalized yet.

She was the mayor of Mexicali.



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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 08:16 AM


Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
AK, is this about Vicente Fox?

Fox connected with Colima? What gave you that idea?

It was the Coca Cola part, not the Colima part that made me think of Fox.




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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 08:21 AM


Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
AK, is this about Vicente Fox?


This thread is not about fox. He is not running, has been gone for something like 15+ years…


Look again, I was asking AK as he just posted a couple lines that I was trying to understand. The Coca Cola connection is why I asked if Fox was the person of his post. Of course Fox isn't running, that was 20 years ago, lol.




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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 08:31 AM


Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Looks like Marina del Pilar will be the next BC governor. I don't think the results have been finalized yet.

She was the mayor of Mexicali.


I am not familiar with the candidates for governor of BC. Does this portend change to any significant degree, and if so, what kind of change?

Not looking for a political discussion, just an impartial overview of what the election results might mean for Mexicans in their daily lives and for Americans/Canadians traveling to or residing in Mexico
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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 08:45 AM


Quote: Originally posted by Mr. Bills  
Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Looks like Marina del Pilar will be the next BC governor. I don't think the results have been finalized yet.

She was the mayor of Mexicali.


I am not familiar with the candidates for governor of BC. Does this portend change to any significant degree, and if so, what kind of change?

Not looking for a political discussion, just an impartial overview of what the election results might mean for Mexicans in their daily lives and for Americans/Canadians traveling to or residing in Mexico


She's with Partido Morena:

"MORENA describes itself as a democratic left-wing party which supports ethnic, religious, cultural and sexual diversity, respect for human rights and environmental care."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Regeneration_Movement

The political party was created by President Lopez Obredor

The probable new mayor of TJ is also affiliated with MORENA.

Monserrat Caballero

https://www.elimparcial.com/tijuana/tijuana/PREP-perfila-a-M...

So we have the president, governor, and TJ mayor all in the same party. I think that's good because money flows along party lines.




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[*] posted on 6-7-2021 at 08:58 AM


Thanks for providing such a clear perspective.



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