GUARENAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two years ago voters in Miranda, bewildered by the decay of their once-prosperous nation, delivered a stinging defeat to the ruling socialist party by voting decisively for the opposition in parliamentary elections. But last week the state turned red again. To Brayand Velasquez's mind, it's simple: While the government has provided subsidized homes and bags of food in a nation plagued by economic hardship, opposition politicians not in office or sidelined by the socialists have been mostly absent in resolving daily problems. "They just give speeches on TV," said Velasquez, a 30-year-old motorcycle taxi driver in the poor, gritty mountainside city of Guarenas.