Allies?

The PRD is looking for an electoral alliance with PRI in advance of the 2009 mid-term elections. I bet they are. The question is why the PRI, which seems like the party best positioned to take a major leap forward in 2009, would want to go near a group with a brand as toxic as the PRD's. I bet they wouldn't. They'd be better off campaigning with this guy as a mascot. 

Update: I forgot to mention that the alliance is limited to local races rather than a grand national strategy. That makes more sense from the PRI's standpoint, but it still seems like a bad play.