Popular Data: Dilma is the favorite; Aécio will grow.
According to Renato Meirelles, president of the Data Popular institute, President Dilma Rousseff represents a project that has effectively changed the lives of millions of people, despite not having managed to build an "emotional base" like former President Lula; the challenge for the opposition is to represent a "safe alternative"; according to him, Dilma is the favorite to win the presidential election and Aécio Neves (PSDB) still has a chance of reaching the second round, ahead of Marina Silva (PSB).
247 – The president of Data Popular, Renato Meirelles, believes that President Dilma Rousseff (PT) is the favorite to win the presidential election and that Aécio Neves (PSDB) still has a chance of reaching the second round.
In an interview with Kennedy Alencar, he states that the candidate represents a project that effectively changed the lives of millions of people, but failed to build an "emotional base" like former president Lula.
The challenge for the opposition, he says, is to present itself as a "safe alternative" to the government. "It's not enough to be against the status quo. If it presents itself as the other side of the same coin; that is, as just a politician fighting for another position and not to improve people's real lives, the electorate has difficulty believing in this project."
According to him, it is still too early to rule out Aécio's presence in the second round. “A lot can happen until October 5th, whether it's a process of weakening Marina Silva's candidacy, or Senator Aécio Neves managing to connect with state forces. From the point of view of the party machine, of major candidacies in the states, Aécio has a lot of room to grow.”watch).