As Mexico gears up for presidential elections in July, things are not looking good for President Felipe Calderón and his ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). The traditional Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), which ruled Mexico for 71 years until its historic defeat in 2000, is set to make a remarkable comeback. The political resurgence of the PRI is a damning assessment of the Calderón years. The perception of failure surrounding the Calderón administration has a lot to do with the president’s declared ‘war’ on drugs and the violence and insecurity it has unleashed. But it is also related to the administration’s…