The candidate who's caught the public eye in the race against Hugo Chavez is Benjamin Rausseo, a beloved comedian. Rausseo cracks that he and Chavez have a lot in common: they grew up poor, they're ugly, they talk. Only, unlike the globe-trotting El Presidente, Rausseo says he actually lives in Venezuela. With Chavez ahead in the polls, a spokeswoman calls the opposition -- what else -- a joke.
