With so much family in Mexico, we have been pretty worried that the next president of Mexico might be a socialist. The election was very, very close and, according to all the sources, very, very clean. Probably better than our last several elections. The latest news is that with 99.5% of the vote counted, the center-right candidate Felipe Calderon has a 0.41% lead. Amazing. The hard left candidate Obrador is calling for protests, but most feel that the people do not really have the heart for a big fight; they just want to get on with life. I hope that is all true. Calderon appears to be quite a good man. This precedent of a clean election could be a great new beginning for Mexico after six reasonably good years with President Vicente Fox. Congratulations to Mexico for their clean election. Let’s hope it holds up.
