Letter to SDP - Dr Chee Soon Juan.

[myfoot123]

Address to: SDP
To whom it may concern


I noticed SDP is knocking on WP’s door very hard, almost banging it. Should WP open the door for negotiation? Here is my personal opinion……

WP has contested in Ponggol East and won 41% support, a fact SDP and other opposition parties cannot deny.

Residents, who did not vote for WP in the last election, probably have doubted WP capability to run a town bigger than Hougang. After a decisive win in Aljunied GRC, WP has cleared some swing voters doubt, WP can indeed manage a GRC well…over two years now. Thus I foresee WP’s votes share in Ponggol will increase slightly more than 41%. Furthermore, with more PAP screwing up residents in recent cases like palmate, Bromptongate and AIMgate, the breeze is certainly in favor of WP. The fight between PAP and WP will be a close watch by all political analysis.

On the other hand, SDP was making serious presumption that they will win 41% secured vote, by default, if WP withdraw from this BE. This is a very risky presumption. 41% residents voted for WP because of its brand, town management experience and the emotional high turnout crowds. SDP has yet to build up the same status and crowds enough to threaten the ruling party, even with their group of capable people no less.

Fair enough, let’s assess SDP marvelous team in the last election. It has indeed improved SDP scores in history which is not enough to win an election. They still fall behind SPP, NSP and WP on average election result. By telling WP, via letter, to step aside because SDP has better people more capable than WP, is akin to a shark telling the whale it is short of volume. The letter appears rude with agenda, blaming WP for 3-corner fight if SDP's request letter is ignored.

If WP were to grant SDP the only party against PAP, it will be a HUGE HUGE favor shown to SDP. Can SDP than take the pressure to prove it can win this BE under Low Thia Kiang’s magnamity ? I am not optimistic for simple reason, if people indeed wanted a shark, they want Chee Soon Juan in parliament, but he cannot contest in this BE.

The ball is in SDP to withdraw until Dr Chee is out of legal suit. There is always a time and chance for them in 2016. Otherwise, he will hand Ponggol back to PAP. WP will than take this painful lesson never, ever to negotiate with any loser again.

With honesty
My foot

 

[Qantas]

Address to: SDP
To whom it may concern

I noticed SDP is knocking on WP’s door very hard, almost banging it. Should WP open the door for negotiation? Here is my personal opinion……

If WP were to grant SDP the only party against PAP, it will be a HUGE HUGE favor shown to SDP. Can SDP than take the pressure to prove it can win this BE under Low Thia Kiang’s magnamity ? I am not optimistic for simple reason, if people indeed wanted a shark, they want Chee Soon Juan in parliament, but he cannot contest in this BE.

The ball is in SDP to withdraw until Dr Chee is out of legal suit. There is always a time and chance for them in 2016. Otherwise, he will hand Ponggol back to PAP. WP will than take this painful lesson never, ever to negotiate with any loser again.

With honesty
My foot

WP has given leeway to SDP once before in the 2006 GE. WP has done a fair bit of groundwork in Sembawang GRC but SDP requested WP to step aside in Sembawang that time because it wanted to bring Khaw Boon Wan (then Health Minister) to task for certain remarks Khaw made. What happened to the eventual result? SDP was thrashed in Sembawang GRC even though Khaw's remarks were not so palatable to the electorate at the time. So do you think WP should and would give way to SDP again in thie BE?

 

[kongsimi]

Now someone need to organise a WP volunteers and supporters to go around and communicate my foot message to every single residents in Punggol.

At least convince a vote swing of ten percent to WP.

 

[phouse3]

It's the other way round. WP has a long history of unilateralism.

Many people define opposition unity as giving way to WP for a very good reason - electoral success. And WP took full advantage of it.

In GE2011, it told NSP to get lost from Kallang-Moulmein. It created the only 3-cornered fight at Punggol East with SDA (how ironic!).

After elections, it walked all over Marine Parade, Tampines, Macpherson, Yuhua and Tanjong Pagar, etc with its supporters rubbing in with the usual rah-rah.

GE2016 is a few years away, and it already confirmed it will contest Tampines.

Opposition unity is give and take. No party intending to continue in politics should be giving all the time leading to its eventual demise.

WP has been ring-fencing SDP like cattles:
2001: WP took over Aljunied from SDP but did not contest because it did not fill in the "constituency" on the form. The tentativeness showed.
2006: WP clashed with SDP over Woodlands, walked away and claimed it had no choice but to contest the PM's ward. SDP gave up Nee Soon Central SMC to WP for nothing. LKY was not impressed because WP could have contested anywhere as half the island was walkovers.
2011: WP clashed with SDP over Bishan-Toa Payoh and Tampines without eventually contesting.
2012: WP walked all over Yuhua and Tanjong Pagar.

 

[myfoot123]

It's the other way round. WP has a long history of unilateralism.

Many people define opposition unity as giving way to WP for a very good reason - electoral success. And WP took full advantage of it.

In GE2011, it told NSP to get lost from Kallang-Moulmein. It created the only 3-cornered fight at Punggol East with SDA (how ironic!).

The situation in this BE is different. Ponggol East is WP easy bait. The whole of PAP camp will be emptied to defend the town never before seen because PAP is more afraid of WP than any other party. If there is another party to come in to dilute votes, it make no sense in this BE at all. In fact, PAP can relax and watch the 3 or 4-corner fight unveil its ugly sight while the Ass surgeon can start laughing into parliament.

 

[myfoot123]

Did SDP receive my letter? Please acknowledge receipt and promise you will consider my proposal seriously.

 

[ray_of_hope]

Did SDP receive my letter? Please acknowledge receipt and promise you will consider my proposal seriously.

They might say they don't respond to a nobody. How ironic, isn't it?

 

[myfoot123]

They might say they don't respond to a nobody. How ironic, isn't it?

Ya, he will regret. MYFOOT prediction is always accurate From the last GE, to PE and than the Hougang BE. I always nail the outcome.

 

[jw5]

Ya, he will regret. MYFOOT prediction is always accurate From the last GE, to PE and than the Hougang BE. I always nail the outcome.

bro myfoot, u got ask anyone to send the letter or not. looks like he either didn't receive or read it.

can try asking forummer metaslug or yellowarse to fax or deliver for you.

 

[myfoot123]

bro myfoot, u got ask anyone to send the letter or not. looks like he either didn't receive or read it.

can try asking forummer metaslug or yellowarse to fax or deliver for you.

I thought this forum got many SDP lurkers. In a way, they will nudge their master or became some sort of direct messenger. If SDP didn't pay heed to my advice, this BE is going to have bad repercussion on them in the next GE. I rather they stay low and aim high in the next GE. If any opposition win (quite unlikely), they only have 3 years left, to settle in the town both micro and macro level. Can they manage within such short span of time before the next GE?

Don't let the small ponggol become a bane to their image. There is no winner, only PAP win when everyone start scrambling for the nomination form. WP has contested in 2011, let them do it again - 1-to-1 with PAP. If WP wins, every opposition wins. At the current situation, we see almost all opposition members heading to the nomination center, overnght all oppositions suddently became a losers. I wonder why it has to turn out this way.