Re: GE Predication- Close Fight in 9 GRC
Do you know the meaning of "self-fulfilling prophecy"?
WP is not the only oppo party that is working hard. Can you please be more objective?
It is sickening to see all these bias WP supporters talking negative about the other oppo parties until I am sick of the WP.
I did not start off disliking the WP but now I am really sick of it.
WP supporters keep on saying that other parties cannot make it. Use it as an excuse to "snatch" choice GRCs and SMCs with strong-arm tactics from other oppo parties. If WP is that good, why fight with NSP for Marine Parade and Jln Besar GRCs, why doesn't it try to go contest in Pasir Ris GRC or West Coast GRC????
For once, can you please be more fair and think of Singapore as a whole and not just WP. Sickening. I do not care if you are an old-timer in this SB forum and I am new.
WP successfully rebuilt their brand name as a reliable opposition. Even PAP supporters concede that to the WP.
So far, I have only heard of three political groups; PAP voter, WP voter, opposition voter.
There is no such thing as NSP supporter or RP supporter. SDP is on its way to create a good brand name, and they are close to forming their own SDP voters.
Most people who voted for NSP are either opposition supporters who vote for any opposition, or supporters of Nicole Seah.
Most people who voted for SPP are Chiam See Tong supporters. They are not SPP supporters. They distinguish between Chiam and his party. SPP is built around the cult personality of Chiam See Tong. Nobody knows their their party manifesto, their ideals nor their plans for Singapore. SPP and Chiam are just a Potong Pasir issue.
WP supporters are right to say that other parties cannot make it. The Punggol by-elections have shown it. In the 4-cornered fight, WP won on its own merit while the other two opposition candidates lost their deposits. WP is the only opposition party that won a GRC and looks likely to hang onto their GRC (Sorry Victor!).
NSP did the right thing to back off from MP GRC. If they stayed and contested, they would most likely have lost their deposits! Hazel Poa did the right thing to pull NSP out in time. It made the party look good. It would have been very embarrassing if on Nomination Day, one of the NSP team members suddenly chickened out at the high prospect of losing his or her deposit. I don't think NSP members have that much money to afford throwing away $15-20k election deposit.
PAP was right when they called NSP a 'No Substance Party'. No clear party goals, no long term plans for Singapore, no stability within the party, no plans to take down any particular SMC or GRC. They just contest in a lot of wards and try their luck. NSP can go fark themselves! Within one or two more GEs, I expect NSP to become a dormant party. People, even fellow opposition people, will only endure losers for so long before they ditch a sinking ship.