It’s too early to say whether Galvez has a good chance of winning in 2024. But the opposition could hardly have found a better candidate.

It’s too early to say whether Galvez has a good chance of winning in 2024. But the opposition could hardly have found a better candidate.

 However, these numbers don’t tell the whole story. Sheinbaum is benefiting from a much higher name recognition than Galvez because of her national exposure gained when she was Mexico City mayor. Galvez was little known at the national level until recently, but her name recognition will soar starting now.

Galvez is also facing media criticism that the opposition Broad Front that nominated her cut short the primary election process, nominating her ahead of the official Sept. 3 end of the internal election.

Many columnists said that looked like the kind of old-style backroom decision by the parties’ bosses and reeks of authoritarianism. But such criticism is likely to be soon forgotten in light of Lopez Obrador’s blatant interference to help his party stay in power.