Post mortem
1) The young generation has different set of priorities and expectations.
2) The GRC created to mute the eloquent/charismatic contester is no longer effective in the age of growing digital media.
3) Party branding is important. WP’s long term branding of itself as a political responsible opposition is paying off. People are no longer afraid of a bogeyman as in the past, being implanted by the incumbent into the mind of the people.
4) Myriad of social, economic and political issues that are suddenly dug out, instead of showing the incumbents are mind-over-matter, showed how incompetent and ineffective the incumbents have been.
5) growing savviness, awareness and ability to question the status quo as the older, useless generation slowing exiting the political landscape.