It has too much power to disappear overnight. It will still keep the governorship of 19 states and a substantial presence in Congress.

The Mexican legislation that governs foreigners is much more discriminatory than the United States.

They will never again be in cahoots with the government in the way they were before, but they can become a real party now with a clear ideology.

It will still be the leading party in Mexico.

It will be very hard for anyone to gain ascendancy as a PRI leader nationwide. I expect to see traditional PRI members attempting to control the party.

The rules of the game have changed. The ruling party must learn how to negotiate to survive.