Lula's Hand-Picked Successor Widens Lead in Poll

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Wall Street Journal

AUGUST 28, 2010, 2:16 P.M. ET.
Lula's Hand-Picked Successor Widens Lead in Poll

By ROGERIO JELMAYER
SAO PAULO, Brazil–A poll released Saturday for Brazil's October presidential election showed the hand-picked candidate of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintaining her lead by a sufficient margin to guarantee victory in the first round of voting.

Dilma Rousseff, of the left-leaning Workers' Party, or PT, got 51% of support from respondents, compared with 43% in an Ibope poll earlier this month, according to survey by the Ibope polling institute, published Saturday.

On the other hand, Jose Serra, from the Social Democrats' Party, or PSDB, slipped back to 27% of voters' support, from 32% in the previous poll, according to Ibope.

Trailing Ms. Rousseff and Mr. Serra was Green Party candidate Marina Silva, with backing from 7% of respondents.

According to analysts, Ms. Rousseff has improved her image with voters in recent months by appearing beside Mr. da Silva at dozens of public events. The ruling PT government's performance in leading Latin America's largest economy through the financial crisis and a brief recession last year also has been a positive for Mr. da Silva's hand-picked successor.

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[Unvanguard]

1. Good! n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. You should hear the wailings of our local subspecies of freepers.

It tastes like the nectar of the gods. :evilgrin: