{"id":2255649,"date":"2024-05-30T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-violence-mayoral-candidate-brutally-murdered-at-rally-as-candidate-death-count-reaches-22\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:28:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:28:33","slug":"election-violence-mayoral-candidate-brutally-murdered-at-rally-as-candidate-death-count-reaches-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-violence-mayoral-candidate-brutally-murdered-at-rally-as-candidate-death-count-reaches-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayoral Candidate Fatally Attacked at Rally, Pushing Candidate Death Toll to 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-violence-mayoral-candidate-brutally-murdered-at-rally-as-candidate-death-count-reaches-22%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2062the alarming situation in Mexico&#8217;s upcoming election, where violence and political instability\u2062 loom large. The \u200crecent murder of mayoral \u200dcandidate Alfredo Cabrera underscores the dangers facing \u2063politicians, with at least 30 political figures losing their lives. The narrative sheds light \u200bon the broader implications for Mexico and its neighbor, the U.S., urging attention to the unfolding crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 30, 2024 at 6:15am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>While the American media\u2019s focus is on this fall\u2019s elections in the U.S., just south of the border, it\u2019s an election year, too \u2014 and an ominous one at that.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest sign of an election season that threatens to spiral out of control, Alfredo Cabrera, a mayoralty candidate for the opposition party in a southern Mexican city, was killed by an unidentified assassin \u2014 the 22nd candidate for local office killed since September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/mexican-mayoral-candidate-murdered-at-campaign-rally-7214f07c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agence France-Presse<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker was killed at the scene, according to the prosecutor\u2019s office. Video of the assassination, meanwhile, circulated on social media in the hours after Cabrera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-phd-student-murdered-mexico-studying-sonoran-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was killed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Elecciones 2024\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f | En pleno cierre de campa\u00f1a, le quitan la vida a Jos\u00e9 Alfredo Cabrero, candidato a alcald\u00eda de Coyuca de Ben\u00edtez, Guerrero; circula video<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVWTnVYrDG\">https:\/\/t.co\/cVWTnVYrDG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luis Alberto D\u00edaz y Los Noticieristas (@noticieristas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noticieristas\/status\/1795999641311351179?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report said the turbulent election season has claimed the lives of at least 30 politicians, according to the nongovernmental organization Data Civica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuerrero governor Evelyn Salgado condemned the \u2018cowardly\u2019 murder of Cabrera, a candidate for an opposition coalition in the town of Coyuca de Benitez,\u201d AFP reported.<\/p>\n<p>Salgado said on X that the state prosecutor\u2019s office would set \u201cthe full weight of the law against the person or persons responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly condemn the unfortunate events in which the candidate for the municipal presidency of Coyuca de Ben\u00edtez for the PRI, PAN and PRD coalition, Alfredo Cabrera Barrientos, lost his life,\u201d she wrote, according to a translation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo his family, friends and supporters, I respectfully express my sincere condolences,\u201d Salgado said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Condeno de manera en\u00e9rgica los lamentables hechos en los que perdiera la vida el candidato a la presidencia municipal de Coyuca de Ben\u00edtez por la coalici\u00f3n PRI, PAN y PRD, Alfredo Cabrera Barrientos. (1\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evelyn Salgado Pineda (@EvelynSalgadoP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvelynSalgadoP\/status\/1795979694430466351?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">A la familia, amigos y simpatizantes, les expreso respetuosamente mis sinceras condolencias. (3\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evelyn Salgado Pineda (@EvelynSalgadoP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvelynSalgadoP\/status\/1795979700235334130?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At several basic levels, the murder in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-hyper-violent-drug-cartel-behind-brazen-attack-mexico-city-police-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guerrero<\/a> should arouse both interest and alarm <em>norte<\/em> of the border.<\/p>\n<p>First, the incident was another sad sign of the instability and lawlessness that reigns in large swaths of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>In an election year where the border crisis is thrown into stark relief, it bears reminding American voters that the same Mexican cartels responsible for much of this violence are also transporting illegal immigrants to the border and ferrying them over, as well as importing drugs and other contraband into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>This is third-world stuff \u2014 and by refusing to secure our nation\u2019s southern border, we\u2019re importing it. America cannot be this vulnerable if our greatness is to endure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you believe America is a safe country?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the small matter of the Mexican election itself, which has the unfortunate probability of turning our neighbor to the south into a de facto one-party state.<\/p>\n<p>When the election takes place on Sunday, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexicos-president-accused-sending-biden-ransom-note-full-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador<\/a> won\u2019t be on the ballot, being term-limited to six years by the Mexican constitution.<\/p>\n<p>However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/could-mexicos-election-spring-a-surprise-927e37bb?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> noted, he hopes to cement his legacy by ensuring his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-right-wing-politician-files-criminal-complaint-against-facebook-alleges-wire-tapping-after-wifes-whatsapp-account-blocked\/\" title=\"Israeli Right-Wing Politician Files Criminal Complaint Against Facebook, Alleges Wire-Tapping After Wife\u2019s WhatsApp Account Blocked\">left-wing party<\/a>, MORENA, holds on to power \u2014 and that includes, the Journal noted, \u201ctrying to bring [Mexico\u2019s] electoral body under control of the executive and stifle its impartiality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move sparked massive protests in Mexico City last week.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera, it\u2019s worth noting, was part of the opposition PRI-PAN-PRD coalition, which unites the three most popular non-MORENA parties into one entity known as \u201cFuerza y Coraz\u00f3n por M\u00e9xico,\u201d or \u201cStrength and Heart for Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, then, the shooting takes on a different light, particularly in a state where the government is participating in real \u2014 not imagined, as when an American state has the nerve to insist that voters show proper ID \u2014 voter suppression through the attempted subversion of the country\u2019s purportedly impartial election observer.<\/p>\n<p>MORENA is running former Mexico City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-3-dead-brazen-attack-mexico-city-police-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a> as its candidate \u2014 and while she\u2019s been constantly ahead in the polls, her share of the vote has shrunk over the first few months of 2024, from 61 percent in January to 53 percent in May in a polling aggregate from Oraculus reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.as-coa.org\/articles\/poll-tracker-mexicos-2024-presidential-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Americas Society\/Council of the Americas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fuerza y Coraz\u00f3n por M\u00e9xico candidate X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez has similarly seen her share increase from 32 percent to 36 percent in the same aggregate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mexico is likely to elect its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-presidents-daughter-large-print-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The President\u2019s Daughter\u2019 (Large Print) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\">woman president<\/a> this weekend. The two leading candidates:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist who formerly led Mexico City\u2019s government<\/p>\n<p>\u2014X\u00f3chitl G\u00e1lvez, a former senator from the opposition coalition<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSYz6aB1et\">https:\/\/t.co\/xSYz6aB1et<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1796135843037380904?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, as the Journal noted, \u201cMs. G\u00e1lvez is the undisputed underdog in this race. Since before the campaign officially began, Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador has been running up the fiscal deficit, using government programs to throw money at voters and the economy. He also has used his bully pulpit to campaign for Ms. Sheinbaum, in violation of electoral law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the Mexican presidency can be decided by obtaining a mere plurality of the vote, it\u2019s worth noting that another poll by Buend\u00eda &#038; M\u00e1rquez found that 38 percent of voters still had doubts about their selection and that a near majority \u2014 45 percent \u2014 identified as independent, compared with 27 percent for MORENA and 10 percent each for PRI and PAN.<\/p>\n<p>And, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mexico-elections-amlo-claudia-sheinbaum-xochitl-galvez-77110ba3?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal<\/a> noted in a separate election report on May 19, despite L\u00f3pez Obrador racking up huge deficits and being wholly ineffectual in stopping the violence that plagues the country, the question might not be whether MORENA can win but whether or not his party carries the two-thirds majority needed in both legislative chambers to drastically amend the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, it\u2019s unlikely that Sunday\u2019s election will do much to change the Mexican social landscape; the cartels are too entrenched, the political class too weak to confront them.<\/p>\n<p>However, the country\u2019s lapsing into a veritable one-party state with almost no independent election oversight is a worst-case scenario for those who are hoping the situation with our neighbor might improve, not deteriorate further.<\/p>\n<p>If the numbers hold up, it almost certainly <em>will<\/em> deteriorate \u2014 and opposition politicians like Alfredo Cabrera are going to be at ever-increased risk from a government that cannot secure the basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexico-murder-rates-soar-historic-levels-2019-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">human right to life<\/a>, much less liberty.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-lands-historic-nike-shoe-deal-worth-millions-just-before-her-rookie-season-kicks-off\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark Secures Multi-Million Dollar Nike Deal Ahead of Rookie Season Kickoff\">establishment media simply<\/a> will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone cut your monthly income by 90%. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by C. Douglas Golden on May 30, 2024, highlights the escalating tensions in the upcoming elections just south of the U.S. border. 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