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The Americas Blog seeks to present a more accurate perspective on economic and political developments in the Western Hemisphere than is often presented in the United States. It will provide information that is often ignored, buried, and sometimes misreported in the major U.S. media.

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Escobari and Hoover Are Careless with the Official Data

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 21, 2022

21 Noviembre 2022

Escobari and Hoover calculate party vote shares in a nonsensical manner. While this does not have a large effect on their estimates, it often does matter to their discussion of results.
Escobari and Hoover calculate party vote shares in a nonsensical manner. While this does not have a large effect on their estimates, it often does matter to their discussion of results.

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Morales’s First-Round Victory Was Predictable — Not “Inexplicable”

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 17, 2022

17 Noviembre 2022

If they find that the late-reporting polling stations showed elevated support for Morales, they are hard-pressed to say that the late reporting caused the elevated support as opposed to any other cause or causes for delay — benign or malicious — inducing
If they find that the late-reporting polling stations showed elevated support for Morales, they are hard-pressed to say that the late reporting caused the elevated support as opposed to any other cause or causes for delay — benign or malicious — inducing

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Some Observers — Including the OAS — Ignored Critical Biases in Bolivia’s Preliminary Count

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 16, 2022

16 Noviembre 2022

The “shutdown” does not offer a true opportunity for a natural experiment because the “treatment” group is neither plausibly similar to the “control” nor known to be treated in any ordinary sense.
The “shutdown” does not offer a true opportunity for a natural experiment because the “treatment” group is neither plausibly similar to the “control” nor known to be treated in any ordinary sense.

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The Preliminary Count in Bolivia’s 2019 Election Contained Clear Biases

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 15, 2022

15 Noviembre 2022

Votes were not counted at random and that the problem of counting nickels before dimes is real and must be accounted for when the count is incomplete
Votes were not counted at random and that the problem of counting nickels before dimes is real and must be accounted for when the count is incomplete

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Nickels Before Dimes: The Blog Posts

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 10, 2022

10 Noviembre 2022

This is the first in a series of blog posts addressing a report by Diego Escobari and Gary Hoover covering the 2019 presidential election in Bolivia.
This is the first in a series of blog posts addressing a report by Diego Escobari and Gary Hoover covering the 2019 presidential election in Bolivia.

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The Parable of Nickels Before Dimes: A Tale of Two Roommates

By David RosnickDavid Rosnick

November 10, 2022

10 Noviembre 2022

When counting votes in an election, the only thing that matters is the final count. So long as we count all the votes, the order in which we count is unimportant.
When counting votes in an election, the only thing that matters is the final count. So long as we count all the votes, the order in which we count is unimportant.

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¿Por qué los EE. UU. condenan a Honduras por combatir la corrupción?

By Brett HeinzBrett Heinz

October 28, 2022

28 10:11:00 Octubre 2022

Si la administración Biden se tomase en serio el abordaje de las causas que son la raíz de la migración forzada en Centroamérica y realmente quisiera apoyar a la democracia constitucional en la región, entonces debería reconocer el fin de las ZEDE como un
Si la administración Biden se tomase en serio el abordaje de las causas que son la raíz de la migración forzada en Centroamérica y realmente quisiera apoyar a la democracia constitucional en la región, entonces debería reconocer el fin de las ZEDE como un

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Why Is the US Condemning Honduras For Fighting Corruption?

By Brett HeinzBrett Heinz

October 06, 2022

06 14:15:00 Octubre 2022

If the Biden administration is serious about tackling the root causes of forced migration in Central America and genuinely wants to support constitutional democracy in the region, then it should recognize the end of the ZEDEs as a positive step forward.
If the Biden administration is serious about tackling the root causes of forced migration in Central America and genuinely wants to support constitutional democracy in the region, then it should recognize the end of the ZEDEs as a positive step forward.

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The Fake News Machine: How Meta Endangers Brazilian Democracy

By Brett HeinzBrett Heinz

September 30, 2022

30 15:00:00 Septiembre 2022

With just days left before Brazilians head to the polls to decide the political future of their country, the use of social media by political elites to manipulate elections is again in full swing.
With just days left before Brazilians head to the polls to decide the political future of their country, the use of social media by political elites to manipulate elections is again in full swing.

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OAS Continues to Dodge Accountability for Actions in the 2019 Bolivian Election

By Francisco R. Rodríguez and Jake JohnstonFrancisco R. Rodríguez y Jake Johnston

August 18, 2022

18 10:00:00 Agosto 2022

The failure of the OAS to explain false claims of fraud it made during the Bolivian elections in 2019 continues to fuel doubts about its ability to monitor elections fairly and objectively.
The failure of the OAS to explain false claims of fraud it made during the Bolivian elections in 2019 continues to fuel doubts about its ability to monitor elections fairly and objectively.

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