Bottom line is - if WP can only send a second liner like Png Eng Huat - 3rd choice after Gerald Giam and Eric Tan to be MP, then better don't contest Punggol East lah.
Simple, I would just call on all the residents of Punggol east to vote for the party who can best represent your interests.
In hougang's case, it is not about whether Png was the champion top choice for WP but how best he can do the job of an MP firstly and how he can help them in WP to represent the interests of hougang singaporeans in parliament. So what if Desmond Choo was a good choice but he is perceived to be compromised and flawed because of his links with the PAP. i tell you frankly, if in the hypothetical scenario- Desmond had been a WP candidate, he would have won Hougang anyways. so what does that tell you, PAP's tactics have so polarised singaporeans that they will take the first opportunity to show the PAP their middle finger.
If they called the by election by this year, very likely they will lose. If they wanna wait another year ... go ahead... but with the likes of fare hikes, massive inflation, a slowing economy, unaffordable housing, (maybe a few more) scandals and exposed corruption and god know what other shit that has yet to float to the top of the water, i wish the PAP good luck. People here talk as if the PAP has a good chance of winning Punggol because sinkies being sinkies will just cower and compliantly vote for the PAP because it is an intelligent choice.... but when your homeland is slowly but surely changed by so many foreigners who are taking away your way of life and changing your culture.... what else can you do? continue to vote to get screwed?
hahahaha i am sure the intelligent singaporeans must know that without the PAP singapore wont fail because we have too many smart people NOT leading this country..... but with the PAP continuing at the helm, Singaporeans will surely be screwed,.....