Bullrich endorses Milei!

[rob0001]

Will this mean almost assuredly a win for Milei?

 

[FrankPintor]

Will this mean almost assuredly a win for Milei?

Definitely not "assuredly". Massa can still count on most of the votes from the (Peronist) Schiaretti and from Bregman.

Also, reaction to Bullrich and Macri's move seems very negative at the moment, they've basically imploded their party and their alliance. Plus, if Massa is a "panqueque", then what is Bullrich, cozying up to the guy who called her a bomb-throwing terrorist, and for which she's sueing him? It looks like none of the other PRO leaders are with them, and their votes could well go to Massa.

I'm reading speculation (no, not in Pagina 12 either) that Macri is so desperate to stop Massa, he's backing Milei, since Massa knows where all Macri's skeletons are buried, and will go after his earnings from currency and other manipulations while he was president.

 

[Alby]

It's true. And it makes perfect sense that he wait until after he's politically defeated Macri rather than to do it while he was the major political opponent.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

I was talking with Pato voters and they prefer to abstain from going to vote while Larreta’s voters are Ok voting Massa because they expect Larreta to play a rol in the new administration.

 

[wrangler]

It won't mean much. A lot of the JxC voters that voted for Bullrich are Radicales who won't vote Milei. Massa will also get a lot of Juan's and Myriam's votes. Massa Presidente.

 

[antipodean]

Will this mean almost assuredly a win for Milei?

With 65% of voters not having voted for Massa and 70% of voters not having voted for Milei, it’s going to be down to the wire with most of the undecideds making their decision the day they vote based on the headlines, the weather and their mood that day.

One trait about Argentines in general is that they hate the prospect of change, despite living a life of constant change and talking incessantly about the desire for change - if their personal situation is not abysmally dire, or something hasn’t triggered their emotions at that exact moment, many will choose to stay with the devil they know than the devil they don’t. How else can you explain a multi-generational household still living without so much as a flushing toilet voting for the same party over and over again for almost two decades?

 

[Alby]

Frank's info is, surprisingly, verified on LN+ of all channels.
Watch from 33.33 to 36.50.
(Although I still don't get why, given he's been de facto president for nearly 18 months, he didn't use his power to go after them while they were the main threat and likely winners of the coming election.)

 

[Alby]

With 65% of voters not having voted for Massa and 70% of voters not having voted for Milei, it’s going to be down to the wire

The fact that the other side is encouraging Milei to pull out of the contest makes me think their maths are different to those of us who did a quick back-of-the-envelop calculation on Sunday night and concluded that Massa would win easily.

 

[Redpossum]

Derrumbe y panic show en Juntos por el Cambio | El pacto del macrismo con Javier Milei dinamitó a la coalición opositora

Respaldada por Macri, Bullrich se encolumnó detrás de Milei y coronó la demolición de Juntos por el Cambio. La UCR no ahorró críticas: "Con Milei, la Patria está en peligro", disparó Morales, y apuntó al expresidente: "Debe estar feliz, logró lo que qu...

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This is, of course, Pagina12 and claiming disarray and infighting among one's opponents is an absolute staple of Argentine politics, but still. The direct quote from Gerardo Morales is telling. That the UCR won't support Milei is a significant blow to his chances of victory.

 

[MilHojas]

Javier Milei endorsed by defeated rival who once sued him for defamation

Move by Patricia Bullrich, who placed third in Argentina’s presidential election, is not backed by other parts of her alliance

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