Boz at Bloggings by Boz has a good new set of the latest poll numbers, all of which give a good reading on the political temperature through the hemisphere. It’s a mixed bag this time. Or let’s just say there’s something for everyone.

In good news, rightwing banana king Alvaro Noboa is continuing to kick Openly Chavista Rafael Correa in the keister.

In more neutral news, Lula is likely to win in Brazil, and a Zogby poll shows that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez still holds a strong lead over his challenger, Manuel Rosales, something I have a hard time believing, but nevertheless pay attention to.

In bad news, slimey Daniel Ortega is leading in Nicaragua with the opposition badly split. I think he needs 50% for a runoff (don’t quote me!) so they may still have some time to get their act together. I’ll have more on that later.

UPDATE: Boz advises that Ortega only needs 35% to avoid a runoff, check out the scary details of his post in the comment section just below.

In the meantime, read Boz’s post on the latest polls here.