Mexico’s López Obrador, the ‘Teflon’ president, faces test in midterm elections

Alejandro Moreno, a pollster for El Financiero, says his approval ratings reflect Mexicans’ affection for their folksy, plain-spoken leader, rather than his policies. “When we look at indications of performance, like how the government is doing in handling the economy or crime or corruption, he gets very bad numbers,” he said.