Never Mind Russia -- What about Mexican Meddling?

[18XP]

An interesting take from a friend who is a long-time Mexico watcher, and also a former QP from MAC-V days. He was telling me to watch the border issues long before it was a headline.

Comey did it! The Russians did it!

Why is there no interest in Mexico’s actual, blatant, extensive meddling in the 2016 election?

For just one example, sending their biggest singing/movie star (Vicente Fernandez) to Las Vegas to campaign for Hillary.

Not to forget extensive support for her from the Spanish language TV networks, Univision, Telemundo, and TV Azteca.
Who owns these networks?
Telemundo = comcast / NBC
Univision = Univision Communications Inc. (Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc)
TV Azteca = Grupo Salinas

The hundreds of Spanish language radio stations across the the U.S. the same story.

Also the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, has a major, if not controlling interest in the NYT. He got to be a billionaire working with the very corrupt Mexican ruling party, the PRI.

Another consideration:

The Mexican drug cartels are very well known for using some of their huge profits from the "American" doper to “buy” law enforcement, politicians, journalists, and “activists”. Why wouldn’t they do exactly the same in the U.S.? It would require no change in policy to finance, in the USA, opposition to a secure border. We can be sure they do.

Not to forget an ongoing very extensive effort via Mexico's many consulates to aid their citizens who are here illegally to remain in the USA.

One more thing, some may remember several years ago now, when then-President Calderón of Mexico, traveled to Washington DC to ask Congress to "do something" about our 2nd Amendment Rights. The Obama administration BATFE scheme "Fast & Furious" was in operation then, sending thousands of firearms to the drug cartels. Mexican Lives Didn't Matter.

More:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univision_Communications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemundo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azteca_América

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Azteca

END

[Hand]

I had not considered this angle, nor was I aware of how deeply embedded Mexican influences were in the le party de democrat.

[CombatMuffin]

While one cannot discard the possibility that foreign governments have an interest in certain electoral results for the U.S., it is important certain baseless speculations in your quoted statement.

The TV industry in Mexico is involved in ruthless competition between its major players. Carlos Slim is trying hard to get into the TV industry, while its major competitors, such as Televisa and TV Azteca, constantly block his efforts, while trying to enter the internet and telephony industries.

Carlos Slim is almost guaranteed not aligned with the current ruling party (the PRI). The common consensus is that he has helped the leftist party, the PRD, to increase its influence in Mexico. The PRI is closely aligned with Televisa, which is in turn Slim's greatest rival.

Television and Telemundo are pretty much irrelevant in Mexican politics (at least compared to TV Azteca, Slim and Televisa have). If you read any recent political news in Mexico (7 months and newer), there was a very controversial move when the current President, Peña Nieto, axed one of his closest political allies (Videgaray, head of Mexican IRS) for attempting to establish a good relaitonship with then-candidate Donald Trump. When Trump got elected, the President of Mexico did a 180 degree decision and appointed Videgaray to another high ranking federal position: Head of Foreign Relations.

For context, Videgaray is a strong contender to become the next President of Mexico.

Again, this doesn't mean the Mexican government didn't try to influence the election to benefit their interests (I'll reserve any comment on that, because I simply don't know), but if they did, it was certainly not based on the statements in that quote.

Just some food for thought.