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Hoy en día la mayoría de los mexicanos estamos hartos de los partidos políticos y sus suciedades. El domingo me topé con un
artículo en el NY Times que habla de la posibilidad de que el PRI regrese a Los Pinos. Dice:

But PRI political rallies are booming once again. In 2003, the party won a plurality in Congress. Last year, it won 7 of 10 elections for governor. It recovered control of major northern capitals like Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez. Now, many are betting that the PRI will return to power on the national level, and that Mr. Madrazo will be Mexico's next president.

El artículo del Times además dice lo siguiente acerca de las críticas a Madrazo:

Not everyone is convinced. Mr. Madrazo's reputation, like his party's, is tarnished by accusations of fraud and betrayal. In 1995, he was accused of spending more than 60 times the legal campaign limit - an estimated $70 million to win the election for governor in his home state, Tabasco.
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Other recent elections Mr. Madrazo has overseen in states like Oaxaca and Veracruz were marred by political assassinations and accusations of ill-gotten campaign funds. And Mr. Madrazo's closest political allies - most of them from desperately poor regions like this one - are among the most dubious figures in the PRI.

Among them are José Murat, the former governor of the state of Oaxaca, and Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon of Tijuana, who has been investigated by United States authorities looking into the laundering of drug money and the smuggling of exotic animals.

Luego viene la crítica de Madrazo a Fox:

As for President Fox, Mr. Madrazo said his biggest failing was that he was "too transparent for Mexican politics."

"Fox has good intentions," Mr. Madrazo said. "I have no doubt that he wants to do things well, but he doesn't know how. Good intentions are not enough."

¡Genial, lo que necesitamos es más turbiedad en el gobierno! En otras palabras, Madrazo no oculta lo que haría en la Presidencia: tratos y negocios en lo oscurito. Desde su punto de vista, me imagino, de eso se trata la política. ¿Es ésto lo que necesita el país? Ciertamente necesitamos un político efectivo en la Presidencia, pero yo insisto en que primero necesitamos alguien con ideas fuertes y convencido de ellas. ¿De qué sirve un buen negociador si lo que negocia es un mal trato?
Finalmente, el Times reporta lo siguiente respecto a los otros dos contendientes (principales):

The PRI still faces several important hurdles in its race for president. The leftist mayor of Mexico City, Ándres Manuel López Obrador, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, ranks as the most popular candidate even though one of his chief political operatives was caught accepting money from a businessman seeking city contracts.

The likely candidate for Mr. Fox's National Action Party is Interior Minister Santiago Creel, who has been found guilty of exceeding campaign spending limits. Mr. Creel and Mr. Madrazo have run neck and neck in the polls.

En otras palabras ... estamos fritos.