Manuel Espino: Superhero, Part 2

No one claims credit for things that had little to do with him better than Manuel Espino. Here he is in Coahuila, stopping a rebellion of local panistas, angered at the undemocratic selection of the candidates for deputy in this summer's election. In steamy Monclova, Coahuila, dozens of party activists, including heavyweights like Torreón's mayor José Ángel Pérez, were on the verge of taking over the party's state headquarters to demonstrate their discontent. But Espino would have none of it! Arriving in a brightly-colored, tight-fitting spandex suit adorned by a cape, Espino took the rebellious panistas to task:

No, you don't do that in the PAN. And I convinced them that such was not the path.

This article brings a local rivalry to the national stage: former Torreón mayor Guillermo Anaya (now a senator) is close to Felipe Calderón and Germán Martínez, and seems to have a bright future in national politics. Thanks to Torreón's many problems, the exact opposite is true for José Ángel Pérez. And they are both said to hate each other.