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I don't really think that, for the bulk of middle ground voters, it has/had anything to do with liberties, but more in terms of satisfying a consumerist culture and other material concerns. In the circumstances, WP did ok. In fact unlike the last Parliament where the opposition presence was...

It is all about him and nothing more. Those who joined the party over the past few months aand past 2 years would eventually realise that, and then leave, like others did before.

The Value Of Moderate Opposition Much of the post-mortem analysis on the results of GE2015 has been focused on the likely reasons for the almost 10% swing towards the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). There has been little, if any, analysis on the vast disparity in percentage votes secured...

The following two paras were published in TOC: ‘Speaking before a crowd that filled the SDP’s headquarters and spilled out the front door, SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan argued that the power imbalances in the system meant “elections in Singapore can have one, and only one, outcome… PAP...

Those stridently anti-PAP types have yet to reconcile themselves with the results of GE2015. As I have said for many years, the majority of Singaporeans will only put up with a moderate opposition. As long as CSJ and his small clique remain in-charge of the SDP it will never see any...

The Value of Moderate Opposition Much of the post-mortem analysis on the results of GE2015 has been focused on the likely reasons for the almost 10% swing towards the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). There has been little, if any, analysis on the vast disparity in percentage votes secured...

Those who want change being naturally more vocal "but may not be representative". Remarks delivered on 20 July 2015 at an IQ Panel Discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lk6Xu0lCXA

Post-elections forum - What's at Stake? - 19 Sep 2015 A team of experts – including Dr Jack Lee, Sudhir Thomas, Alex Au, and Dr Derek da Cunha -- will discuss & analyse the outcome of the election and the future of our democracy. The discussion will take place as follows:- Date ...

The figure you quote for 2015 is the number of people on the electoral rolls. It is not the turnout. The turnout was 2,304,331. And, as someone mentioned, the turnout for 2011 does not include the walkover in Tanjong Pagar GRC. So, the figures for turnout in 2011 versus 2015 are narrower...

As long as no one hurts themselves or, even worse, commits suicide. It's not worth it.

I felt I tried my best to temper the expectations of most opposition supporters. This was not just a gut feeling; it was detailed groundwork.

SDP won't win anything as long as CSJ is associated with SDP. The vote in Holland_Bukit Timah will more-or-less fall flat, i.e., not differ too much from GE2011. On the evening of Sep 11, let's see whether this proves to be the case. We will get a quick idea from the sample count.

Quite difficult to say. A significant structural change in the nature of the electorate might have already occurred in advance of the election that could have increased the size of the irreducible core of anti-PAP voters from what I have consistently said was 25% going into any election...

Ms Singh Lim and GMS were key supporters of TKL back during the presidential election. I wish GMS luck. He has however taken on a massive challenge. If his team secures 40% of the vote in CCK that would be a good tally. Anything approaching 45% would be superb.

The popular vote becomes less relevant due to a number of variables, as follows: 1. The sudden shambles that NSP finds itself in. Just a month ago it would be correct to say that NSP might have, for example, secured 46-47% of the vote in Tampines. Today, it will find it tough to cross the...