Samuel Garcia, the current governor of Nuevo Leon, an oil rich Mexican state bordering Texas, dropped out of the presidential race. According to his statements on social media, Garcia dropped out due to disagreement with the interim governor that would replace him should he withdraw from the governorship early. In Mexican states, a political leader from Mayor to Governor can take leave from office in order to participate in a different political race.
What’s Nuevo Leon All About?
Recently, as in the past decade, Nuevo Leon has maintained an attitude of Mexican exceptionalism to both the nation and past local governments. At least, that’s what the marketing pitch is all about. Remember that much of this attitude is hoisted on it nationally in order to attract foreign direct investment. Elon Musk visited Nuevo Leon on the premise that, perhaps, new Tesla factories would be erected in the space.
Nuevo Leon was also led by another independent governor nicknamed, ‘El Bronco’ who was curiously outspoken and contrarian relative to Mexico City.
More germanely, Nuevo León is a state in northeastern Mexico, known as one of the most economically developed and industrialized regions in the country. It is located in the region known as the “Mexican Bajío” and shares borders with the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and San Luis Potosí, as well as the United States. Nuevo León is characterized by its strong economy, with a significant presence of industries such as manufacturing, steel production, automotive, aerospace, and IT services. The state’s capital and largest city is Monterrey, which is considered the industrial and business hub of northern Mexico.
Conclusion – What Do We Think About The Whole Garcia Ordeal?
We think Samuel Garcia engaged in a clever marketing ploy to raise his national profile. Garcia has courted the attention of the investor class aggressively, placing himself as a corporate lackey under the guise of ‘pro-business’ sentiment.
Mariana Rodriguez Cantu, Garcia’s wife, runs a prominent social media account that has 3.5 million followers, which surely means that a contact or two is present within the professional support teams in Meta. Political accounts provide abundant free advertising for any account since these receive preferential treatment despite their political alignment.
Ultimately, polling data indicated many of his core constituents would not vote for him. However, floating the idea may have been the point. This initial probe is just the start for the 35-year-old. Finally, many people questioned him abandoning his post so quickly, which may have been an issue that deflated any campaign ambitions even before the explicit proposal to run as president was announced.