A Critic of Neoliberalism & Drug War, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Poised to Win Mexico's Presidency

Left-leaning presidential candidate Andri(C)s Manuel Lopez Obrador appears poised to win Sunday's presidential election. Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO because of his initials, emerged as the clear front-runner since jumping into the race. This is the third presidential run for Lopez Obrador, who was the mayor of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005. Lopez Obrador has vowed to wean Mexico off U.S. agricultural imports, increase aid for students and the elderly, and consider amnesty for drug war criminals. We speak to Laura Carlsen, director of the Mexico City-based Americas Program of the Center for International Policy.