Election Bits and Pieces

Oh, yes — it is election day back home in the big 50.  Down here, there’s plenty of media news and even more word on the street… but (at least on my street!) it’s mostly rumors about the possibility of wide-spread voter fraud, just like in México (2006).  I keep trying to tell everyone here that if McCain loses, he’ll come down to Mexico City and set up a tent city on Reforma.  (I’m kidding.)

If you’ve already voted and are scrounging the wires and web sites for election scoops, just like I’ve been doing, then perhaps you might appreciate a few of these links:

• What to drink tonight? (SF Gate) 
• The BBC has already called the election (in West Virginia) and has live commentary, too
• Or, SF Gate’s take on what the German’s think about us.  What do you think about that?
• It’s amazing what turns up in internet chat rooms: from 2007 or from 2005
• And you can still bet on election results here
• Who is Tim Robbins (NY Times)?  (I’m kidding.)
• Election special!  Cheap tickets for shows tonight in Chicago (Trib)
• Dateline Milwaukee: how to score free election eats

And the media in Mexico City (note: most is in Spanish, and some links are temporary) reports on los comicios del EU:

• Miled
• Periódico AM
• El Diario (voter scandal!!!)
• El Economista
• Vanguardia
• En Financiero
• El Sol de México
• El Universal has tons of articles including one on first-time Latino voters and this editorial
• La Crónica de Hoy (more scandal!) 
• La Jornada also has coverage on California Prop 8
• La Prensa plays the race card
• El Excelsior (scandal!)
• Milenio has many bits and pieces, like AMLO endorsing Obama
• Reforma (oh… scandal!), but requires a subscriprion… grrrrrr!
• Uno Más Uno
• Mexico City’s version of the Metro daily rag

I’ll toss up more as I run across them…..

 

México, D.F.