As skillful as Henrique Capriles Radonski, the opposition candidate, may be, the playing field is so uneven that he appears to stand little chance. One example: Venezuela’s overall population has grown 14% over the past 13 years, but electoral rolls have jumped 53%; the new voters can be ghosts, Colombians, or several generations of chavista supporters already registered to vote, even before they are born.
首先，查韦斯是个可怕的竞选对手，他对国家权力的控制可谓无孔不入，从选举委员会到国有石油公司PDVSA都在他的控制下。对于反对派候选人拉东斯基（Henrique Capriles Radonski）的能力来说，这根本就不是一场公平的较量，他没有获胜机会。举个例子：委内瑞拉总人口在过去13年里增加了14%，但选举人增加了53%；新增选民可能是僵尸选民、哥伦比亚人，或是尚未出身就注册成为选民的未来若干代查韦斯支持者。