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A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out

The rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sparked hysterical fears of anti-US populism and claims of Russian “interference.” By John M. AckermanTwitter JANUARY 25, 2018 Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the MORENA party candidate for the 2018 Mexican presidential election, speaks at a political event in Mexico City in December. (GDA via AP Images) Is trouble brewing south of the Rio Grande? Have Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin gotten together to support the emergence ...