tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post1196471782963196751..comments2024-03-13T18:03:14.612+01:00Comments on South Of Watford: What A Difference A Day MakesGraemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-27895068015087867412007-06-28T20:39:00.000+02:002007-06-28T20:39:00.000+02:00Rato is back...It seems that he doesn't want to go...Rato is back...<BR/><BR/>It seems that he doesn't want to go back to the Spanish politics.<BR/><BR/>Do you believe him?Evaristohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986210852566845314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-17142966640076906252007-06-23T23:51:00.000+02:002007-06-23T23:51:00.000+02:00Aznar!! You've been having some scary dreams on t...Aznar!! You've been having some scary dreams on that long flight back from China. Personally I don't think he can return - once you've gone its very difficult to return even if you still control much of the party. People said the same thing in Britain when Thatcher went - she'll be back! But the reality is that even the most loyal of contenders would not want to stand aside for him to come back. <BR/><BR/>Rato could be a contender but he has no real base in the party, and he's a long way from home. He's the sort of person the Aznar wing might turn to if the only alternative is Gallardón - but I'm not sure they like him much better. Gallardon's problem will not be getting the PP supporters to vote for him, it's just getting the chance to be candidate in a party that isn't ready to have him.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-91167713498326528752007-06-23T23:00:00.000+02:002007-06-23T23:00:00.000+02:00You have a point here. I also think that Espe is s...You have a point here. I also think that Espe is stronger in the party than Gallardón. Although probably Gallardón would be stronger with the voters. In the end, the right wing is always going to vote PP, even if they don't like him, while he has a better change with center and even ex-PSOE voters.<BR/><BR/>But I keep wondering whether there is a third hidden candidate. What about Rodrigo Rato? And... what about Aznar?<BR/><BR/>Scary...Evaristohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986210852566845314noreply@blogger.com