53,917 votes left to count if my math is right, much larger gap between Fujimori and Castillo. PERU LIBRE!

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    3 years ago

    She had the dead weight of a reviled family line and a truly shit-tier Pete Buttigieg level campaign strategy.

    The Americans could have backed someone who sucked less. Or just someone they could lean on more easily. Run some rich schlub like Sebastián Piñera of Chile who can just hold the bag for four years, while business continues to suck the life out of the state. But they had to back the woman who triggered the :maybe-later-kiddo: instincts in the native population.

    I mean, time will tell on Castillo. He could end up as another feckless ALMO style loser. But his opposition was a clear signal from the Peruvian Right that they care more about fascist dynasties than running palatable candidates.