Yes, we all know that now. Hindsight is 20/20. But do you think that he represented substantially less of a threat to capital in his campaign, compared to the prospect of a new constitution that he was pushing for?
More importantly, would it make sense that they would predict Boric's weak stance, and cede momentum to the Chilean left to conserve resources for something that would have to reverse that momentum?
It's entirely reasonable to say the media environment swayed the plebiscite. I don't think any direct meddling was needed when it could all have been done indirectly.
Boric is a lib
Yes, we all know that now. Hindsight is 20/20. But do you think that he represented substantially less of a threat to capital in his campaign, compared to the prospect of a new constitution that he was pushing for?
More importantly, would it make sense that they would predict Boric's weak stance, and cede momentum to the Chilean left to conserve resources for something that would have to reverse that momentum?
It's entirely reasonable to say the media environment swayed the plebiscite. I don't think any direct meddling was needed when it could all have been done indirectly.