https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2013/06/10/venezuela-inflation-basic-goods-shortages-and-a-whole-lotta-political-instability/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:05:20 -0400<![CDATA[Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is only two months into his leadership of the socialist country following the death of longtime strongman Hugo Chavez earlier this year, but things are already going decidedly poorly for him. Opposition leader Henry Capriles has yet to back down on his challenge to the legitimacy of Maduro&#8217;s ostensible victory in the special election, and that highly public conflict combined with other roiling political instability and major economic problems are having quite the negative impact on his popularity. Maduro has tried time and time again to inexorably link up his own image with that of the country&#8217;s erstwhile leader in an attempt to buoy up Venezuelans&#8217; confidence and/or affection for him, but the strategy hasn&#8217;t been nearly enough to stop what appears to be a growing tide of disenchantment and dissatisfaction:]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:41:39 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2013/06/10/venezuela-inflation-basic-goods-shortages-and-a-whole-lotta-political-instability-n207496