The 61-year-old industrial engineer was trying to cage the Cat even before he took command last year.

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"We can't continue to believe in messiahs, " said Jose Romero, a 48-year-old industrial engineer who voted for Capriles in the central city of Valencia.

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After graduation he landed at a firm that built industrial-control-and-testing equipment, working as chief engineer.

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