David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

The total budget for the INE, including operating the national ID system, including funding the parties, including monitoring broadcast media for illegal party messaging, including staffing and overseeing 900+ polling places adds up to about $1 billion US per year. PS10/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023

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...that while most democratic voting systems are based on large elements of trust, the Mexican system is shaped to inoculate against a long history of distrust. It's complex, cumbersome, and therefore expensive. But let's put the cost in context: PS9/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023

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That $1 billion per year buys Mexico honest elections after two centuries of authoritarianism punctuated by massive violence. Meanwhile, Lopez Obrador's whimsical decision to cancel a half-built new airport for Mexico City and replace it with an remote useless alternative PS11/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 23, 2023