Reply #9: An expert friend says

[Braulio]

Datanalsis is fairly reliable. Also, there's no question Chavez is losing popularity. You do realize it's mathematically impossible for a politician to stay up in the polls all the time. This is even more so when the economy is heading down.

I don't think anybody in their right mind would question this as a fact, after all the world economy just took a kick in the teeth, and this also impacted Venezuela.

Since people tend to "vote with their wallets" almost everywhere, it's reasonable to think people are unhappy with Chavez. The common bloke on the street isn't interested in excuses, he just wants the fat cheque to buy the ninja sword with the kung-fu grip for his boy.