He could even put himself forward for the presidency, not with any hope of winning, but with the certainty of placing a serious handicap on Nicolas Sarkozy.

Our paper is about winning. It's about understanding the electorate well enough to win the presidency.

[Several analysts also said the episode had greatly increased Lopez Obrador's chances of winning the presidency by expanding his support beyond Mexico City.] He's really built a national social movement, ... Fox has been a great campaign manager for him.

How could anyone do this? One job in four private sector jobs depends on exports and the country attracts more foreign investment than anywhere else in Europe.

We often call a certainty a hope, to bring it luck

Hope?” he says. “There is always hope, John. New developments have yet to present themselves. Not all the information is in. No. Don’t give up hope just yet. It’s the last thing to go. When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.