When or where did I give you that indication that I am for a coalition government?
I have no problem WP being arrogant having won seats besides the ruling party in the last election, but don't forget the margins gain by other opposition despite having none elected. But to behave and act too aggresively when WP margin of victory in Aljunied is still slim and go into 3CF in the next election will be sucidal. Imo, 2016 is a time for consolidation, improve WP margins and capture more seats from the PAP, then start to act like a big brother.
Consolidation is definitely a given. Their priority would be to hold on to Aljunied and Hougang, and to try to breakthrough in East Coast and Joo Chiat. However, there is no way WP will simply sit on the 23 seats that they competed in GE2011. They have gone from 7 (2 after disqualification) in GE2001 to 20 in GE2006. Their longterm plan is surely to eventually be able to compete in all seats maybe in 2031.
They will need to carefully consider how far and where they are going to try to expand into and this will depend on the resources they will have available and the political landscape in 2016. With SDA becoming irrelevant, they will surely step into Pasir Ris - Punggol. SPP looks set to implode too, so Bishan - Toa Payoh may be the next target. Potong Pasir is going to be dicey - I suspect WP will step away if SPP insists on trying to win it back but if SPP steps away, WP will definitely be going in.
Geographically, Tampinese, AMK, and Marine Parade are the likely next GRC targets, and that is where WP have to do their calculations and to get the feel of the ground to see if they are worth going into. Whompoa and Mountbatten SMC, if still around, will likely interest the WP too. However, I have a feeling come GE2016 SMCs will start disappearing from the east and appearing in the west...
Before you make sweeping statement and question that nobody else can lead another party, let's not forget about the politcal landscape of the people. So, where does WP stand in the social divide? Would WP bend towards the left or will they stick to the far right where PAP stands?
As it is now, I can't see how WP is going to cater to the aspiration of the disgrunted lots on the left and many of these are young and idealistic voters. As many have perceived WP is no different to PAP.
I though it's pretty obvious what WP has been doing. Against a far-right wing party like the PAP, the best position to be is centrist-right - somewhere just slightly to the left of where the PAP is. Theoretically you should be able to win the votes from the left-wingers without alienating the right-wingers. It will get trickier in a 3CF, presumably the 3rd party will be leftist, so WP will have to move further to the center.
This nearly worked for Tan Cheng Bock. With a smarter voting population it would have worked, and i suspect the voting population will be smarter in 2016.