Members of parties in Fernando Haddad's (PT) coalition for the government of São Paulo have been complaining behind the scenes about the campaign's internal planning and the lack of effort dedicated to allies competing for state and federal deputy positions in the state. The complaints include delays in the distribution of campaign material and the short notice in scheduling commitments. In addition to the PT federation, PCdoB and PV, Haddad's ticket includes PSB, PSOL, Rede and PDT.
The uneasiness occurs at an unfavorable moment for the PT candidate, who is 20 points behind Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos), the current governor of São Paulo. In the most recent Datafolha poll, Haddad has 29% of voting intentions against 49% of his rival, who appears as the favorite to win already in the first round.
An ally with access to the campaign, speaking on condition of anonymity, describes Haddad as someone detached from the bases, who circulates only within a restricted core of PT aides. According to this person, for the fourth consecutive week allies face the same organizational and communication problems.
