Although his CV is short, his closet larded with skeletons, and his time in Mexico State less than an overwhelming success, Enrique Peña Nieto could make quite a formidable presidential candidate in 2012 should he get the nod from the PRI. PAN boss Germán Martínez seemed to be testing out a possible line of attack when he advised Peña "with all due respect" to reduce spending on his government's publicity and image as long as Mexico State was running short on funds for public works. The result: a headline reading "Peña asked to lower spending on image" in El Universal, which could be the first step in a several-year narrative painting him as a lightweight prima donna, more concerned with looking good and dating actresses than making his state run better.
The PRI's response was to call the ever-feistier Martínez schizophrenic, and assign Felipe Calderón partial responsibility for his comments.
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