Venezuela: Poll says Chavez not doing well

Alfredo Keller, a sociologist and chief consultant of Alfredo Keller y Asociados polling firm, said on Monday that President Hugo Chavez is “doing very bad” in polls. This is the reason why the Venezuelan president is promoting a campaign based on giving money and tightening the knots of “love-hatred-love” with his followers. “Chavezism has tumbled to a third of the population. It has lost touch with the rest of the citizens. We are talking about Chávez’s populism. Love for the checkbook has failed to work as effectively as in the past. Chavezism is no longer as fervent as before. Today, it is merely an estimate,” said Keller in an interview with news channel Globovisión. Read Article