SDP Rally Tonite - Link and whether it will be be turning point for SDP

[Wunderfool]

Same sentiment. I expect a swing of 10%-15% from previous BB election result. This will bring PAP's margin to 55-58% only. Punggol's by-election is only a 10% swing down from 55%+. LLL had so much visibility and it was as though she campaigned twice as long as KPK whom nobody knew.

The vote is to be won on the ground and not rallies at all. If you can improve your rallies to cater to the heartlanders, you can score more brownie points but unfortunately I still do not see them - still the english educated mentality type of talk.

MIW makes a very very bad tactical error. They announced David Ong's resignation too early and delayed the BB's election date far too long.

This gives so much time to SDP to campaign which started immediately after David Ong announced his resignation. Go shake hands and hug babies - the more you are seen and likeable, the more people are inclined to give you a chance.

Bringing your family to campaign with you, CSJ, is probably the best tactic you have especially to answer for your character issue. It is a vote winner and helps tremendously when you see you are a responsible parent with great children. Secondly, the rebuilding of SDP's brand in line with electorate's perception is gathering momentum and the liberals in the party are not in the front sight. Gone are the liberals' pet issues that matter little to the heartlanders.

It is all about cost of living and getting a government to be more responsive - and as long as you are prepared to go the extra mile of sacrifice for the rakyat, you have a very strong chance.

CSJ, you should have been in parliament long ago if not for your past naivete. Now it is a different strategy and I think you have a chance to achieve your dreams one day, perhaps not in BB this time round. You can be sure if you stand for BB next time, your margins will go up. It is the same story like Chiam See Tong, Low Thia Kiang - they won in heartlands and just stay in that area and keep getting your visibility exposed to all and eventually, there will be enough to give you a chance. The heartlanders are dying for a chance to give someone such an opportunity.

Good succinct points. Agree with you on all except the last one. It is going to be very close fight. But I tip Chee to win because he can do a better job as the MP for BB. The reasons for him being able to do a better job are one, he is committed to doing it full time and two, he is the better representative in Parliament to speak up for the woes of the residents and singaporeans as well. That differentiates him from Murali who if elected as MP for BB will be more or less the same as the rest of the current 81 PAP MPs in Parliament.

 

[3_M]

Paul tambyah, like Chee is more of an academician than politician. His speeches and proposed policies just show how much of a space cadet he is in politics. Attacking Chee' past is not gutter politics and nor a personal attack especially if they are true. It goes into the heart of what Chee is and whether the public can entrust him with public office.

All politicians campaign on their ideas and past records. Unfortunately csj don't have a very impressive record to speak of. If he put himself on the firing line, he got to be prepared for his record to be put under the spot light. I doubt playing the victim card will effectively counter pap character onslaught. Of the 3 main issues, national, local and candidate's records , only the last one give pap a great advantage. Pap has made this election a referemdum on csj.

The best thing for sdp to do now is not to dance to pap drumbeats and keep rebutting what ever things they throw at csj character. Leave it to the public to judge and continue to attack pap on areas which sdp can gain more points.

 

[3_M]

The vote is to be won on the ground and not rallies at all.

Generally true for GE but in a BE things become very uncertain. The key is still how the better educate swing voters segment vote.

MIW makes a very very bad tactical error. They announced David Ong's resignation too early and delayed the BB's election date far too long.

It possible they don't have the confidence to cover up the matter for long. It better to reveal it yourself to gain the moral high ground than get expose by someone.

Furthermore, opposition contesting in this part of the island doesn't pose any problem to pap.

Bringing your family to campaign with you, CSJ, is probably the best tactic you have especially to answer for your character issue. It is a vote winner and helps tremendously when you see you are a responsible parent with great children.

I generally agree but sdp could fine tune it here by avoid letting the children (especially the younger one) wear sdp uniform. Public might not like the idea of young children getting involve in partisan politics.

 

[RandomNexus]

Good succinct points. Agree with you on all except the last one. It is going to be very close fight. But I tip Chee to win because he can do a better job as the MP for BB. The reasons for him being able to do a better job are one, he is committed to doing it full time and two, he is the better representative in Parliament to speak up for the woes of the residents and singaporeans as well. That differentiates him from Murali who if elected as MP for BB will be more or less the same as the rest of the current 81 PAP MPs in Parliament.

Generally this time round, BB also got no local issue to grind at unlike Aljunied GRC, Anson and even Punggol. Normally there is a tendency to cast a vote against PAP and it may have nothing to do with SDP if there is something that they are very unhappy and MIW decided not to pamper to local demands.

Let us see how it goes this coming weekend.

 

[harimau]

One seat fall into oppositions so what?

He can only loud hail in Parliament.

Nothing much will change.

Singaporeans still kena screwed everyday!

 

[kukubird59]

The salary grade and range of Ministers are in public space. Not sure why SDP did not know this and challenged Murali to raise this in public.

hahaha...Scroobal, u are really a thick skinned TPX who has no shame.....
for years u have kpkb about Ministers salary not transparent especially with regards to bonuses....
this despite me telling u that such details are in ministerial pay review report.....released publicly....
U know your problem???
it is simply u have bullshitted so often that u always got caught in the act time and again....