The good news? The folks in Venezuela want some change. The bad news? This maggot will still be in office for at least four more years. I have the distinct feeling he won't go by his own volition.
Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, may have a tough time convincing voters to pass a referendum next month that would allow him to run for re-election, two polls show.By 2013, Venezuela will be a crippled basket case, not that it's far from that now.
Chavez, who has been in power for a decade, must leave office in 2013 unless he wins the referendum planned for February that would remove a clause from the constitution limiting presidents to two six-year terms.
The charismatic former soldier argues he needs more time in office to build what he calls 21st-century socialism based on a strong state.
But a survey by pollsters Consultores 21 conducted in December and seen by Reuters on Tuesday found 56.8 percent of people planning to vote oppose the referendum, while 41.8 percent support the change.
In another December poll, received by Reuters from Datanalysis on Monday, 52 percent said they would vote against the amendment with just 37.7 percent supporting it.
Despite approval ratings of about 60 percent, Chavez failed to win approval of a referendum in 2007 on a wide-ranging package of political reforms, including allowing him to run for another term, designed to speed up his drive to build a socialist state in Venezuela.
He called for the referendum immediately after elections for governors and mayors in November, apparently hoping to catch the opposition off guard.
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