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    Champion of poor or demagogue? Mexico's president remains popular despite woes

    by Patrick J. McDonnell and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times Oct 12, 2020 5 minutes

    MEXICO CITY - The Mexican economy is cratering, homicides are rising at a record rate, and the COVID-19 death toll has surged past 80,000.

    For any other leader, the torrent of bad news might herald a political reckoning. Not for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

    Yes, protesters have been camped out in downtown Mexico City calling for his resignation and drawing outsized media attention.

    But the left-wing populist saw his approval rating rise from 56% in June to 62% in September - according to polling by El Financiero newspaper - making him one of the most popular leaders in the world.

    "One doesn't want to be presumptuous," the 66-year-old president known as AMLO - his initials - declared in a triumphant state of the union address last month. "But in

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