Both a Massive Gamechanger but also a tiny footnote at the same time

A number of departures today and yesterday, including a surprise withdrawal from presumed UP frontrunner Sergio Massa https://www.letrap.com.ar/politica/massa-encabezara-la-lista-cristina-el-senado-n5401098

I was literally just on my way to publicly backing Grabois

Looks like there's an attempt to wipe the UP floor for Kirchner's favorite Eduardo " Wado" de Pedro, who announced yesterday. Pressure's on rival and anti-kirchnerista Daniel Scioli, who just announced today https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/national-politics/scioli-launched-his-campaign-primaries-are-the-best-form-of-unity

Ok so: Big bombshell.... Apparently somehow the Union for Patria decided to make Massa the candidate https://www.ambito.com/union-la-patria-anuncio-lista-unidad-sergio-massa-ira-candidato-presidente-y-agustin-rossi-vice-n5753328 , and now Wado/Scioli are backing out of the race. And due to this weird circumstance, Grabois is going to re-enter the race solo https://twitter.com/JuanGrabois/status/1672404011469684737

They're calling it an anti-kirchnerist revolution. Fernández finds his backbone https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/massa-rossi-la-peor-derrota-de-cristina-kirchner-nid23062023/ They're giving Scioli top honors for daring to defy Christina. The end of Kirchnerism, thank God!

So who's left to primary? Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich paw it out for the Juntos title (I predict Larreta wins by a technical knockout). Raúl Castells and Santiago Cuneo battle it out for the Liber.ar Front nomination (I see Castells getting sucker-punched by Cuneo). Myriam Bregman and Gabriel Solano battle for the FIT-U nod (Southpaw Bregman will canvas Solano).

IDK if this is an endorsement or not, some list this as a Prez Campaign Event for Juan, others say otherwise. https://twitter.com/evoespueblo/status/1683924563720036380 Here is a link to the event, if something in it guarantees an endorsement we can put it in https://www.youtube.com/live/aw7BbvXFSds?feature=share

This is the site that allegedly will have the results https://resultados.gob.ar/ Argentine Media is already reporting that Milei might be the 1st place winner in the primary, albiet with les votes than the other 2 parties 2 candidates combined

I'm sort of wonderstruck by Milei's strength tonight. Argentina's political map is draped by shades of Milei's purple (where have these people been hiding?). I also didn't expect Bullrich to cream Larreta (who just conceded), or the JxC to double the UP in CABA, or Massa to suffer a voter turn-out decline. A Milei v Bullrich 2nd round?

BTW, great work mg2685a and E Pluribus painstakingly inputting the vote on the board. Never fun.

Argentina's headlines generally look like this: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/javier-milei-delivers-blow-to-argentinas-main-coalitions-in-primaries.phtml A real thunderclap.