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BRAZILIA.- As part of his visit to Brazil to observe the campaign of the Workers Party candidate Dilma Rousseff, the Dominican Republic’s ruling PLD party presidential hopeful Danilo Medina met with president Luis Inazio Lula  da Silva in her campaign headquarters.

Medina asked Lula to explain his success as president of his country and his consequent high popularity among the population.

The chief executive said the success in eight years in office stems by a vision of understanding that no country can reach development if its citizens don’t have purchasing power, which led his government to concentrate on incorporating 24 million poor to the consumption market.

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Written by: Grosero, 8 Sep 2010 9:04 AM
From: United States
Presidential hopeful gets a tip from Lula...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Written by: generoso, 8 Sep 2010 9:06 AM
From: United States, DR
It is the economy stupid, the economy that matters the most.
Lula can not be reelected by law, but if he could, he would win by a landslide again. His popularity stems also from the fact that he does not have a higher education or law degree, like many politicos,
and certainly does not flaunt the fact, like most politicos.
Danilo could be and excellent choice if LF leaves the playing field, and is a much better manager and hands on technocrat. On the down side, he needs to work on his spoken delivery and cadence rythm.
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 8 Sep 2010 9:09 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
General you recognize the genius of Lula ....I would love to watch him play cards ....I see you have jumped on a band wagon ? or fishing ?
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 8 Sep 2010 9:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
and nothing against her .....But much better than Senora LF .....that is too crass
Written by: CarlosFranco, 8 Sep 2010 10:13 AM
From: United States, Brooklyn

Well said, if people have no money how can they rise in living standards... Well done Lula, Medina... Take out your notepad and start writing. SOCIALISM...
Written by: dominica, 8 Sep 2010 5:17 PM
From: United States
Lula has been extremely successful in part because he has been sincere in trying to rid his country of poverty and raise it above its potential. The programs that were created by his office (bolsa familia and fome zero) have been the catalyst which have propelled his country into the front lines of emerging markets. Raising the poor out of being destitute is an incredible feat but an enormous strategy move. It has allowed for literally millions of people to be better off than they were years ago. They can now be consumers and help their country prosper. It is in all, the efforts of a politician who actually cares about his country and his people. DR seems to be lacking this. The political capital needed to end the corruption which would detriorate such a program in DR would be too great for anyone. If danilo wants to achieve this he first needs to make sure that the money that is given to the poor isn't stolen by his generals.
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