- The Mexican peso was down nearly 1.50% on Thursday afternoon.
- The dive came after a poll showed strong support for presidential candidate and staunch leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
- Obrador has a 22 point lead in the July presidential race, according to a poll.
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The Mexican peso is getting slammed amid political uncertainty
The Mexican peso tumbled Thursday after a poll out this week showed strong support for a leftist presidential candidate.
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