Hugo Chavez: I'd Vote for Obama

Here's something Mitt Romney can probably use: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says if he were an American, he'd vote for Barack Obama, whom he describes as a "good guy," reports the Telegraph. And if Obama were Venezuelan, "I think he'd vote for Chavez," he boasted in a television interview yesterday. Chavez might need the help. More than 100,000 people turned out yesterday at a huge rally in Caracas for Henrique Capriles, Chavez's rival in next week's presidential election, reports the BBC. Campaign tension took a tragic turn Saturday when a face-off between Capriles and Chavez supporters ended with two Capriles backers shot dead. (More Barack Obama stories.)