Mexico - Impunity for political violence haunts the campaign

The threats and violence leading up to the midterms will harm Mexico's security situation moving forward.

The topic of violence in Mexico’s election campaign (whichI previously covered in late April) has gained attention in major media outlets over the past two weeks in the runup to Sunday’s midterm elections. See recent reports in the WSJ, Washington Post and the Guardian.

All political-related violence is local. The various criminal groups are not committi…