Guimarães: "The Campos-Marina union is like oil and water"

In an interview with 247, the PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies assesses that the views of the two politicians are "so distant" that he doesn't know if it's possible for them to run together in an election; "It's like mixing oil and water, their views and opinions are so disparate and divergent," says José Guimarães (CE); according to him, however, the former senator's affiliation with the PSB "doesn't hinder" Dilma Rousseff's candidacy; "on the contrary, we are confident"; the deputy believes that the Datafolha poll released this Saturday "confirms the seriousness and skill with which President Dilma has been leading the country since the June protests."

October 13, 2013, 17:42 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 08:29 AM

In an interview with 247, the PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies assesses that the views of the two politicians are "so distant" that he doesn't know if it's possible for them to run together in an election; "It's like mixing oil and water, their views and opinions are so disparate and divergent," says José Guimarães (CE); according to him, however, the former senator's affiliation with the PSB "doesn't hinder" Dilma Rousseff's candidacy; "on the contrary, we are confident"; the deputy believes that the Datafolha data released this Saturday "confirms the seriousness and skill with which President Dilma has been leading the country since the June protests" (Photo: Gisele Federicce)

Gisele Federicce _247 – Uniting Eduardo Campos and Marina Silva in politics is like mixing oil and water, said federal deputy José Guimarães (PT-CE) in an interview on Sunday. 247According to the PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies, the views of the governor of Pernambuco and the former senator "are so far apart" that he doesn't know if it's possible for the pair to run together in an election. "It's like mixing oil and water; their views and opinions are so distant, so disparate, so divergent, that I don't know if they will be able to run together in an election," he stated.

Despite lamenting the end of the PSB president's historic support for the Workers' Party government, the congressman believes this rupture should be viewed with "naturalness." "We regret it, but this shouldn't be a reason for any discomfort. It's a normal fact of politics," the Workers' Party member assesses. According to him, the alliance "will not hinder [President Dilma's candidacy]. On the contrary, we are confident; Dilma has all the necessary conditions because of the government she has been leading, and it is very important that we move forward with confidence."

Datafolha

For José Guimarães, the Datafolha poll numbers released this Saturday, the 12th, "confirm the seriousness and skill with which the president has been leading the country since the June protests." According to him, the agreements announced by the federal government after the protests "are progressing" and the survey data "recommend" that they continue working. "No election is won before the day, what we want is to increasingly steer the country, build a strong electoral platform in the states and from there win in the first and second rounds," says the Workers' Party leader.

According to the survey, Dilma wins in the first round if the contest is between PSDB senator Aécio Neves and Eduardo Campos. In this scenario, the president has 42% of the vote, while the PSDB candidate and the socialist candidate register 21% and 15%, respectively. If Campos' name is replaced by Marina Silva and Aécio's by former governor José Serra, the contest goes to a second round. In this projection, Dilma would have 37%, against 28% for Marina and 20% for the PSDB candidate, a closer result. The president is the biggest beneficiary if Marina does not enter the race as the head of the ticket: she would inherit most of her votes, according to Datafolha.