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Septiembre 27, 2005
"Newest" Released Poll
Via the Angus Reid site, the "newest" released poll found that Evo Morales still leads among the top three contenders for the December elections. The poll conducted by the company Encuestas & Estudios asked nearly 3500 Bolivians in 9 cities and 161 municipalities between August 20 and September 10.
If these candidates ran for president, which one would you support?
Evo Morales (MAS)...26.1%
Jorge Quiroga (PODEMOS)...22.6%
Samuel Doria Medina (UN)...12.3%
Nearly three weeks have passed since the last person was asked for his/her opinion. One might wonder whether Evo Morales' recent comments about legalizing coca and ending the U.S.' policies on coca eradication would have any affect on his polling numbers.
Posted by eduardo at Septiembre 27, 2005 02:52 AM
Comments
I'm a little skeptical of Angus Reid. Look at their description of the last election:
http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/8124
They seem to not understand Bolivia's electoral system (look at how they report "parliamentary elections" in the bottom table.
Also, I'm juts not familiar w/ this organization (compared to other polling organizations). Which just makes me a bit skeptical. But it could be an accurate number, sure.
Posted by: miguel (ciao!) at Septiembre 27, 2005 11:03 AM