Why PAP die die must win in PE

[Confuseous]

Punggol East – A by election PAP cannot afford to lose



The PAP is looking like a party on the decline. It has gone past its golden years when support from the people could be more or less guaranteed. This support has been quite badly eroded over the last few years and it is now clinging onto the hard core supporters and party members to keep it going. The unhappiness against the party could be seen in the last few election results.

Starting from the 2011 GE, it was the first time the PAP lost a GRC and a couple of ministers in one go. If this was not enough, the Presidential Election saw its sponsored candidate winning by a whisker and could have lost if there were less candidates in the foray.

Next came the by election in Hougang when the WP was in a defensive mode. The indiscretion of its MP Yaw Shin Leong, who eventually resigned, was a great opportunity for the PAP to retake the ward. It could not do so and the more than 60% votes for the WP was a very significant statement that the support is for the WP or the opposition.

Now the PAP is presenting the opposition a chance to take away another ward for the same reason. In Hougang, the indiscretion was to the WP’s disadvantage. In Punggol East, the indiscretion is to the PAP’s disadvantage. And there are several other very serious issues that the PAP has to answer and would not be able to answer

Losing Punggol East would be a serious matter, it would be like the confirmation of a trend that the PAP is on its decline. It would be saying that it could retake Hougang but unable to do so. And it is now unable to even defend its position in Punggol East. Losing Punggol East is going to create a very serious impact on the fate of the PAP in the next GE. PAP would have to win to hold on to its political fortune. Otherwise it will see its fortune being chipped away, a piece at a time. And there could be another few by elections on the way before the next GE if the wheel of fortune is to dictate the end of the PAP. PAP must win this by election.

Posted by Chua Chin Leng aka redbean at 10:37 am

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Punggol East voters.....send those white scums a clear message.
Do the right thing....the nation's hopes rests with you guys! Make us proud!

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

Punggol East – A by election PAP cannot afford to lose

They just need to block internet content access to Punggol East for a few days can already. After all, readership compared to the electorate population is LOW in SBF and other forums. People who read stuff here are much the same day in and out

 

[Travellor]

please stay focussed on the common objective...kick PAP out of PE and let this constituency stand strong.

there is equal danger that they might just decide to dissolve this smc by the next election along with Joo chiat....

Unfortunately for KJ and DL, the only way is for everyone to consolidate their votes for a common opposition in WP.

please stay focussed.

 

[zhihau]

They just need to block internet content access to Punggol East for a few days can already.

imagine singnet, starhub start behaving like M1

 

[Fook Seng]

imagine singnet, starhub start behaving like M1

In fact I have a problem with Singnet early this morning. No Internet - cannot recognise the DNS. For both fibre and 3G. Maybe trying to prevent me from accessing SBF.

 

[laksaboy]

If the PAP doesn't want to lose, then why didn't it field a more prominent candidate instead of pulling Dr Koh out of its ass at the very last minute?

 

[Bigfuck]

If the PAP doesn't want to lose, then why didn't it field a more prominent candidate instead of pulling Dr Koh out of its ass at the very last minute?

If you look at the packages given out, actually got give no give the same. Because quite a few no affect PE and some actually can increase cost. But if give real tangibles, the benchmark and accusations post PE will be worse. Jialat. This getting boring. Leegime is paralyzed except taking money for own purse.

 

[Travellor]

If the PAP doesn't want to lose, then why didn't it field a more prominent candidate instead of pulling Dr Koh out of its ass at the very last minute?

Dude that clown is the *best* they got... someone who is a loh koon, someone who is not likely to pluck mangoes and eat in the meeting room, someone who is teochew,.... and probably the rest either got better things to do like pursue their next million or they cannot find themselves bearing the hypocrisy of the superwhites.....

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

PAP not scared lah..................if their tinkering of GRC borders every election and new citizens..............even if they drop to 40% , they'll still be in power........

 

[Travellor]

just remember this


any and every dirty trick to stay up there.....

 

[steffychun]

If PE wants another Mikey Palmer, so be it. They have another 5 years to repent.

 

[winnipegjets]

If the PAP loses in this BE, LHL's hold on the party weakens abit more. The Young Turks are planning a takeover and will act only if they know that LHL can be deposed swiftly.

 

[jw5]

If the PAP loses in this BE, LHL's hold on the party weakens abit more. The Young Turks are planning a takeover and will act only if they know that LHL can be deposed swiftly.

Who are these "young turks"?

 

[Travellor]

If the PAP loses in this BE, LHL's hold on the party weakens abit more. The Young Turks are planning a takeover and will act only if they know that LHL can be deposed swiftly.

wdf young turks bro?

 

[The_Hypocrite]

uh,,,to PAP,,every seat is important,,they want to win 100% of all seats like in the good old days,,but cos of the good ol days,,,singaporeans are so screwed

 

[Travellor]

If the PAP loses in this BE, LHL's hold on the party weakens abit more. The Young Turks are planning a takeover and will act only if they know that LHL can be deposed swiftly.

coming out with some "internal division bullshit" like the campaign waged on behalf of GY when PAP IB tried to spread the idea that Aljunied needs him to be in the PAP to be the resistance to the other "powers"

sorry anyone who is in the PAP will be answerable.... all guilty already.... the next and only relevant question is to what degree....

 

[laksaboy]

uh,,,to PAP,,every seat is important,,they want to win 100% of all seats like in the good old days,,but cos of the good ol days,,,singaporeans are so screwed

Why not just abolish elections and call this country the People's Republic of Singapore? One-party system, one 中央政府. 100% of the seats belong to PAP.

 

[Travellor]

Why not just abolish elections and call this country the People's Republic of Singapore? One-party system, one 中央政府. 100% of the seats belong to PAP.

yeah like NOrth Korea even betterer

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

solid...we are half way there anyway right?

wdf

 

[nato33]

yeah like NOrth Korea even betterer

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

solid...we are half way there anyway right?

wdf

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