The 4T and 'Sheinbaumnismo' vs. Adán Augusto

They say in the 4T that the figure of Adán Augusto López Hernández has acquired an increasingly controversial weight within the structure of Morena. While it is true that his influence as president of the Senate's Political Coordination Board places him as one of the main political operators of the ruling party, it is also clear that his personal ambitions have exceeded the limits of institutionalism. The construction of his political project in various states—through support for local candidates, tours disguised as legislative activities, and the use of parallel structures financed with opaque resources—has raised alarms, even among members of Morena: who say they are tired of Andrea Chávez's histrionics, Adán Augusto's almost unlimited power, and Claudia Sheinbaum's lack of leadership.

The concerning issue is not only the intensity with which his political apparatus is deployed, but the origin and magnitude of the resources that sustain it. Businesspeople with very unclear trajectories and questionable backgrounds have been pointed out as part of the financing that allows him to operate in key states like Puebla, Veracruz, Campeche, Sonora, and his native Tabasco. This way of operating, although not new, has reached unprecedented levels of visibility, to the extent that even in the presidential environment it is acknowledged that "it has never been so evident."

The discontent among Morena governors is palpable. Figures like Rocío Nahle, Layda Sansores, or Alfonso Durazo have expressed, albeit subtly, their dissatisfaction with what they perceive as a parallel campaign, out of control and without the center's consent. They know that Adán Augusto not only competes for political spaces, but does so with a machinery that doesn't respect the rules of the game or electoral times: among them, they do not need the opposition to hurt each other. However, they say that Adán's group could contaminate the relationship with Washington, where the interference of dubious capitals in Mexican politics is increasingly observed with concern.

In light of these facts, the narrative of "dirty play" and the premature use of public and private resources to promote political aspirations finds in López Hernández one of its most emblematic cases. It is a clear example of the overflow of the electoral legal framework, whose containment depends on a weakened INE, pressured from power, and unable to act autonomously. The institutional breakdown worsens when those who should ensure compliance with the law are active participants in the conflict.

Meanwhile, from his close circle, there is an attempt to divert attention, suggesting that Adán Augusto might be operating in favor of Andy López Beltrán, AMLO's son: of whom today, in the face of U.S. accusations, we know little. With the pressure of a clean government, without shady ties, and Sheinbaum's monthly compliance with Trump, Adán Augusto's group is a ticking time bomb, say the fourteístas themselves.