They do it in Guatemala, too, and it's hilarious. Essentially, for a free meal and bus ride and some empty rhetoric, you can get people out en masse to protest

They do it in Guatemala, too, and it's hilarious. Essentially, for a free meal and bus ride and some empty rhetoric, you can get people out en masse to protest or vote. And since many voters can't read well and the country is a mess, political adverts are just a couple weird words, like "No extortion!" The best advert I've seen is literally "Jimmy for President. Not a thief."