Swift but Not Serious
I believe that I have caught a typographical error in the New York Times. The article is interesting, it alleges that Taylor Swift fans may decide the Argentinian presidential runoff (voting for the center left Sergio Massa and not for the right wing Javier Milie). A pop singer with actual measurable political influence (in a foreign country even) makes me think of the 70s as does Javier Milie’s hairstyle (longish, tousled, & with sideburns and it seems to be working he has a lot of support among the young — Taylor Swift saving Argentina from distraction by appearances would be one of brilliant comedian History’s better jokes).
I feel well informed on Swift and recognize a good faith effort to teach me about K-Pop (the group which trolled Trump by having their fans order tickets to a rally then not show up is also involved and is identified by 3 letters which I could look up but won’t). However, I do not know which candidate is ahead in the polls, because the text says Milie is 4 points ahead and the caption to a graphic says Massa is ahead.
Also Massa looks alarmingly like Kevin McCarthy with dyed hair which is not promising. It’s time to click a link . Bummer, Milei is slightly ahead (main text correct, the typo in the legend). The countereffort better some Swiftly — K?
Milei (a Trump-clone) led in a poll on Oct 20.
Massie was ahead in a poll on Oct 26.
According to Bloomberg on November 3,
“Libertarian outsider Javier Milei holds an edge over Economy Minister Sergio Massa in Argentina’s Nov. 19 presidential runoff, according to a polling firm whose first-round prediction was among the most accurate.”
Massie was ahead in a poll, according to Reuters, on Oct 26.
Previously, Trump-clone Milei was ahead, and it looks like he’s ahead again, according to Bloomberg, on Nov 3.
Javier Milei seems much beyond “right wing,” an especially dangerous candidate for a country that has gone through the military bloodshed of Argentina and seems to favor just such a violent renewal.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=189ek
August 4, 2014
Real per capita Gross Domestic Product for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and China, 1977-2022
(Percent change)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=189en
August 4, 2014
Real per capita Gross Domestic Product for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and China, 1977-2022
(Indexed to 1977)
Clarifying:
Javier Milei seems much beyond “right wing,” an especially dangerous candidate for a country that has gone through the military bloodshed of Argentina and [who] seems to favor just such a violent renewal.