You are right. However, the Oppo will never be allowed to "get their act together". There will be forces at work to ensure they remain disunited. Straight fights (or two-cornered fights) will be a rarity. In constituencies where the stakes are high expect multiple-cornered fights to dilute opposition votes. The last PE is a good example.
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You are right. However, the Oppo will never be allowed to "get their act together". There will be forces at work to ensure they remain disunited. Straight fights (or two-cornered fights) will be a rarity. In constituencies where the stakes are high expect multiple-cornered fights to dilute opposition votes. The last PE is a good example.
Old Loong will be either booted out by voters in GE or ask to leave if he fail miserably in GE. PAP itself in crisis if lose a few more GRCs.
He will not take risk and go full term to make as much money these few years, no hurry.
He will not take risk and go full term to make as much money these few years, no hurry.
tankuku, who huh????
HOW do one ensure that when you get 51% vote,they will announce you are winner.
if they announce you win 42% , you also lan lan.call police also lan lan.go court also lan lan.
invite American to be the judge?lan lan
Including Gen Z too.
hahaha.....I am kukubird...so I am with nobody.....
in the past, I have always voted for opps...not because I think they can do a better a job than papee....but simply to bring up the percentage of opps....
the tide seems to have changed now and the trend is to vote for opps.....
I have said I will vote for papee the next GE just to spite all the vulgar, foul mouthed, retarded opps supporters whom I am not comfortable with if opps is to form the next gahmen in the event of a fluke result.
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Methinks it makes little diff whetehr they are announced first and spent time on the ground. Basically, those who are able to campaign and rouse the crowd are not Ministerial material and vice versa. So those who can win will become mere MPs not Ministers.
I wouldnt say that during his time, LHL roused the crowd and moved the earth either.
I wouldnt say that during his time, LHL roused the crowd and moved the earth either.
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Old Man : Damn it ! You better don't lose another GRC on Sep 2015!!
Loong : ... eeerrr .... yes baba .....:o
Loong : All The Way Lah !! Easy, easy !
Old Man : ... :*::*:
Probably he won't be contesting as the govt don't want to risk holding another by-election if he kicks the bucket.
In the past even if the opposition parties, political observers and journalist are aware of potential PAP candidates following incumbents around, the profile amongst the voting public was practically nil. Also nobody was going to run an article on a potential candidate who was not holding any formal position.There was also the fact that the key figures were coming from the scholar cohort within the civil service.
Now they have appointed them to CCCs, named as branch secretary etc. This then allows the PAP candidates to start meeting the ward voters. They will no longer have the disadvantage that previous PAP candidates had compared to WP candidates who are known to have walked the ground a few times.
There has also been 2 last minute withdrawals of PAP candidates in the last 2 GE due to conduct issues and these were embarrassing. Raising their profile early also allows public screening to take place without officially naming the candidate as a formal entry.
Then there is also the phenomena of allowing time to take the edge and attention out of controversial candidates such as Kate Spade which was intense, and highly damaging. An issue that cannot be repeated. So those who are pretty mundane are likely of be released early so they do not be treated as inferior to the stars that at going to announced closer to nominations. Putting all together you can separate wheat from the chaff especially with a large slate for the PAP.
I think it will be interesting how the profile around the 34 year old lady with the PBM is going to be handled via the prostitute press and the tax payer funded PAP captive stat board PA which is also their campaign arm. I suspect that will be an initial drip feed and slowing ratching up. And the crescendo is when she parts the red sea close to nomination day where they reveal that she was instrumental is getting a new Hawker Centre for residents and fought Viv B tooth and nail in a bruising battle with spring cleaning thrown in by MOE.
Now they have appointed them to CCCs, named as branch secretary etc. This then allows the PAP candidates to start meeting the ward voters. They will no longer have the disadvantage that previous PAP candidates had compared to WP candidates who are known to have walked the ground a few times.
There has also been 2 last minute withdrawals of PAP candidates in the last 2 GE due to conduct issues and these were embarrassing. Raising their profile early also allows public screening to take place without officially naming the candidate as a formal entry.
Then there is also the phenomena of allowing time to take the edge and attention out of controversial candidates such as Kate Spade which was intense, and highly damaging. An issue that cannot be repeated. So those who are pretty mundane are likely of be released early so they do not be treated as inferior to the stars that at going to announced closer to nominations. Putting all together you can separate wheat from the chaff especially with a large slate for the PAP.
I think it will be interesting how the profile around the 34 year old lady with the PBM is going to be handled via the prostitute press and the tax payer funded PAP captive stat board PA which is also their campaign arm. I suspect that will be an initial drip feed and slowing ratching up. And the crescendo is when she parts the red sea close to nomination day where they reveal that she was instrumental is getting a new Hawker Centre for residents and fought Viv B tooth and nail in a bruising battle with spring cleaning thrown in by MOE.
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My sense is that WP strategy is working and the ground has been shifting quite a while due to incompetent policies coupled with poor ministerial quality. WP needs to continue getting good candidates that resonates with the people (a area they have done well). The other opposition parties have to consolidate around their key strengths and focus on one or two constituency. Sadly NSP is rudderless and Sebastian their formal leader under their party constitution but a puppet master has to step aside. Too many question marks.
There is also a possibility that PAP friendly Party B might surface similar to the roundtable scenario is going to surface. With the notion of coalition being mentioned in London, this has gained strength. A party that cannot be associated with PAP bad policies.
There is also a possibility that PAP friendly Party B might surface similar to the roundtable scenario is going to surface. With the notion of coalition being mentioned in London, this has gained strength. A party that cannot be associated with PAP bad policies.
Good strategy. They r getting their Act together and also cover their bases in the unlikely event they lose, they have a PAP friendly partner!! Sounds like they did a lot of planning into this. Question is will it work??
So who's the double headed snake when your decision can be changed by the tide instead of sticking on to your principles?
LKY once said,"over his dead body" if a casino were to be built, now we have two.
You should enter politics, don't waste your time and talent here in character assassination of others when you have one befitting a Mentor Minister.
PAP were well and truly shaken by 3L's stunning majority in PE. Past experience indicates when PAP is rattled to this extent, they feel compelled to change certain ways of doing things out of desperation. So the strategy now is to do exact opposite of what happened during PEBE. Introduce candidates early, no more false claims to a humble background, no more elitist personality, no more hyping academic credentials. Unlike George Yeo team which did nothing wrong but were defeated by an unstoppable tidal wave beyond their control, KPK is ground zero of everything that has gone wrong with the PAP electoral machinery.
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