Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Good news for Mexican president

Mexicans Say Calderón Doing Better in Drug War
More people in Mexico are expressing confidence in the federal government’s capacity to fight a drug war, according to a poll by Reforma... However, 41 per cent of respondents say that organized criminals are winning the war...

Polling Data

Who do you think is winning the war against drug trafficking?

Answers in August 2008
Organized crime 61%
The government 22%
Neither / Not sure 17%

Answers in August 2009
Organized crime 41%
The government 37%
Neither / Not sure 22%

Source: Reforma

Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,515 Mexican registered voters, conducted from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16, 2009. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.


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