Vazquez-Mota not building the narrative she hoped to

First, the PAN candidate shows up 4 hours late to her own campaign kick-off at Estadio Azteca and is welcomed by streams of people heading for the exits, worn-out from sitting under the sun all day. Then on a leaked phone call, she complains that Calderon's security chiefs are tapping her phones but not Chapo Guzman's, confirming for many the perceived pact Calderon has with el mero narco. Following that, the exhausted candidate nearly faints at a rally & so decides to invite the cameras into the gym so they can see for themselves that she's, I don't know, healthy? Lastly she says that she wants to 'strengthen money-laundering.' D'oh!

All silly and forgivable on their own, but in Mexico's compacted campaign season (the election is July 1) an accumulation of missteps may leave this candidate permanently in Pena-Nieto's dust.

By the way, I went to hear Vazquez-Mota speak here in LA in early March. While she was impressively composed and sharp with her answers, she was an hour late.