Members ihpguy Posted October 5, 2014 Members Posted October 5, 2014 I cannot remember there ever being an election in another country besides this past year's in Chile, maybe Iceland(?), where the top two candidates were both women. This is happening today in Brasil where Dilma is going up Marina Silva. May the winner of the scissoring cum out on top? Rumor is that Dilma's long-time "housekeeper" is actually her live-in lover. Nickname for lesbian/dyke here is Sapa(frog) or Sapatao(Big Frog). TotallyOz 1 Quote
Members ihpguy Posted October 5, 2014 Author Members Posted October 5, 2014 Looks like the polls were wrong for second place in the run-off in three weeks. Aecio Neves, a grandson of the beloved Tancredo Neves and former governor of Minas Gerias looks to ahead of the Amazonian Marina Silva, former minister for the environment. TotallyOz 1 Quote
Members ihpguy Posted October 5, 2014 Author Members Posted October 5, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/05/brazil-presidential-election-economy-dilma-rousseff In the article, the writer mentions the Colegio Angelorum in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Gloria. Funny that the intersting fact nor mentioned is that directly next door is the very non-Catholic Clube 117. Quote
Members ihpguy Posted October 6, 2014 Author Members Posted October 6, 2014 No scissoring among the two female candidates. Perhaps in the past as they were both part of Lula's power structure. Not now. It will be interesting to see if Aecio Neves can continue on gains with the voters. A month ago, Marina Silva was first in the polls before she lost her way in the presidential debates here. Think Sarah Palin car crash. Dropped from first to third. Quote
TotallyOz Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Has she thrown her base behind either candidate yet? Quote
Members axiom2001 Posted October 6, 2014 Members Posted October 6, 2014 I have a friend in Sao Paulo who was one of the late Carlo's guides there who has posted much on his Facebook page regarding this year's election. From what's posted here, I now know the outcome of yesterday's election!! There will be a run off later! Obrigado! Quote
Members ihpguy Posted October 8, 2014 Author Members Posted October 8, 2014 Well, hell yes. They have runoffs here for the major candidates when no one reaches the magical 50% mark, let alone wins with less votes than another candidate.....and I'm talking to you, George W.! Quote
Members ihpguy Posted October 8, 2014 Author Members Posted October 8, 2014 Ditto here in RJ state where the race for governor is going to a second round as the vote was split four ways among the top candidates. The ex-governor Garotinho, still a thief and totally crooked placed third with about 20 percent and is out of the local second round. Here's a link in English with an explanation: http://riorealblog.com/2014/10/06/rio-2014-elections-first-round/ Quote
