Key ideas from María Corina Machado

• "Venezuela has proven oil reserves of 300 billion barrels, the number one proven oil reserve in the world" - David, yet 86% of the population lives in poverty with pensions under $1 per month
• Maria Corina Machado won the October 2023 primary with 92% of votes but was banned from running; her surrogate Edmundo Gonzalez won the July 2024 election with 69.5% according to verified tally sheets
• "We trained over 1 million volunteers with zero publicity budget" - Maria Corina, using apps and Starlink to collect and digitize original polling station results in under 24 hours
• "Roughly 9 million people have left Venezuela - around 30% of our population" - Maria Corina, representing one of history's largest peacetime migrations
• "The tag that Venezuela was robbed is over $2 trillion in these 26 years" - Maria Corina, describing systematic corruption under Chavez and Maduro regimes
• "There is no socialism without tyranny" - Maria Corina warns American youth that socialist promises of free benefits ultimately cost citizens their freedom and decision-making capacity
• Maduro regime maintains power through Cuban intelligence methods, systematic intimidation, and alliances with Russia, Iran, China, and drug cartels including FARC and ELN