Despite the country's oil wealth, 80% of Venezuelans are poor but Mr Chavez has won the heartsof many with extensive school and health programmes, analysts say.
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In theory, budget-cutting offers more room than health care did to lure in those obstructive Republicans: fiscal responsibility is supposedly dear to the heartsof the political right.