Ilimar: After Marina, the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) gave up.
According to the columnist, members of the Workers' Party "still have a glimmer of hope" of winning the elections with Dilma Rousseff; experts in electoral research believe that Marina Silva represents the population's desire for change, "is one step away from the presidency," and that "her momentum is consistent."
247 - According to columnist Ilimar Franco of Globo, the PSDB party members supporting presidential candidate Aécio Neves have "thrown in the towel." Meanwhile, those supporting President Dilma Rousseff, the PT candidate seeking re-election, "still hold onto a glimmer of hope." This is due to the "wave" of Marina Silva, who replaced Eduardo Campos as the PSB candidate. According to polling experts, the former senator embodies the desire for change among the population and is "one step away from the presidency." Read his note below:
They threw in the towel.
The strategists for the PSDB campaign have given up. Those for President Dilma still hold onto a glimmer of hope. Polling experts believe Marina Silva is one step away from the presidency. They explain that Marina embodies the sentiment of June 2013, against everything that is currently in place. And that her momentum is consistent. They recall that in 2010 it formed a week before the election. Now, it has surged 40 days before.