Dems Have Nothing on Obrador

John Kerry et. al have nothing on these Mexican Leftists:

Mexico's leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to seek a popular mandate to make him a force to contend with despite losing the presidential election to his pro-business rival, Felipe Calderon.
Mr. Lopez Obrador, who won in most of Mexico's poorer states, is calling on the people to attend a National Democratic Council on Sept. 16, during which they will hold their own elections.
"We hope the NDC can a elect a legal and democratic president," Jorge Antulio Romero, spokesman for the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), told The Washington Times in an e-mail.
Mr. Lopez Obrador has vowed to establish an alternative government that would promote his party's social welfare programs. Analysts see the move as a tactic to ensure his role as the country's most powerful opposition figure.
"What he is trying to do is bank on the fact that he was able to capture the majority of the vote in 16 out of 32 states, and legitimize his transformation from presidential candidate to a leader of the opposition," said Armand Peschard-Sverdrup, director of the Mexico Project at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"Right now, he is a defeated presidential candidate unwilling to accept the outcome of the election," Mr. Peschard-Sverdrup said.

Obrador's biggest problem:

The survey also showed that 68 percent rejected any calls to civil disobedience by the PRD, and 69 percent were against Mr. Lopez Obrador's call for a national convention on Sept. 16, Mexico's independence day.

But that's probably because of this:

In his effort to remain a relevant political player, Mr. Lopez Obrador has led his supporters to take over Mexico's central Zocalo Square in Mexico City, creating a tent town in the area's main streets.

This makes the Democrats look like graceful losers...