Ingraham should have made this call at least two years ago. Since he was the one that put Minnis in place as leader, Ingraham should have been the catalylst to bring the party back together. Infighting is not always a bad thing as long as one does not allow it to drag on too long or become too hostile and turn into a cancer.

He has been trying to be that catalyst behind the scene for years now. The current leader has repeatedly rejected it.

Dean Burnett: "

> BloThe major political parties in the US and UK are at war with themselves. So how do groups with shared ideology and long history end up at each other’s throats?

Donald Trump is causing an implosion in the Republican party. Bernie Sanders is causing issues for the Democratic party establishment. Labour have been tearing strips off each other since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. And as of last weekend, the Conservatives seem to be heading for an all-out civil war.

It’s lucky these people aren’t in charge of anything important, or this would be a deeply worrying situation for nearly half a billion people."ckquote
".Similarly, are the current crop of politicians sufficiently capable “leaders”? A reliance on presentation and spin may mean they have an easier ride from most voters (for better or worse) *but these qualities don’t automatically make you a strong leader. In times of uncertainty (which seems to be 24/7 at the moment) a strong leader is very important for group unity*. But modern politics seems ill-equipped to allow such a thing. Allowing a free reign on voting for important issues like wars and referendums may be the most democratic thing to do, but it doesn’t demonstrate strong leadership, and allows dissenting views from other aspiring figures to gain prominence, which just makes the disharmony worse.
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"All of this wouldn’t be a huge problem if the general electorate were consistent and clear in their intentions and desires. But they aren’t. So it is, that too much uncertainty at all levels means these issues aren’t going to go away any time soon. Strap in folks, we’re about to experience some turbulence.

Dean Burnett discusses group psychology in depth in his debut book The Idiot Brain which he keeps plugging here and on Twitter, @garwboy

The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett (Guardian Faber, £12.99). To order a copy for £7.99, go to bookshop.theguardian.com .

Let's not forget Ingraham is the reason the party is in shambles to begin with! Had he not stepped down in a childish fit, things would be very different now going into the 2017 elections.

FNMs are funny. So who is the reason for the FNMs successes? Let me guess - everyone else with Ingraham simply playing a role, right? When your party is defeated, you are supposed to resign. That is an automatic. If your party wishes you to stay on they can ask you to do so, but you are supposed to offer your resignation immediately and unreservedly. Tommy Turnquest offered his resignation in 2002 after their party lost. The party asked him to stay on, and he ultimately did.

You resign with a time-frame in place for a smooth transition. also our history shows that BS is just that BS. That prospect of resigning only works when there is honor. this is the Bahamas, not fairy-tale land of rainbows and flowers. These are gangsters we are dealing with.

I agree with you about a transition. The thing with FNMs is, it seems that even that would not have been okay with them. The transition would either be too long or too short, or either would include too much or too little of what personally pleases them.

Then maybe it's time for the Bahamas to consider term limits for prime ministers. While Barak Obama is doing his best ***not*** to ruffle any feathers and to make sure dot all his 'i's' and cross all his "t's", and allow for an easy transition to the next president, Christie after 40 plus years in politics, and 10 years prime minister, is trying to get another 5 years on the political bandwagon.With the reins of prime minister in has hands. For him there is no need of urgency to pass the baton on to another (younger) leader and this causes some to die with it in their hands, leaving chaos and a leaderless party behind. Sometimes even a country with no direction. The same for Ingraham: Should there even be talks about him coming back to lead the FNM at this stage? Not that he is incapable, but you should pass the baton but once.

Small wonder FNMs are in such a bad state; their mindset says it all. The Members of Parliament chose Minnis as their Leader of Opposition, who was then appointed by the GG. That is how the Leader of Opposition is appointed in this country. Remember? One person in Parliament, no matter who it is, cannot appoint the Leader of Opposition. And your party's delegates elected Minnis by acclimation at your 2012 special session. Remember? FNMs are shameless in the way they constantly try to re-write their party's history. Say what you want about PLPs, but they don't try to demonize their former leader though he is worthy of condemnation for his acts. FNMs on the other hand are shamelessly ungrateful against the only leader that has taken them to victory, repeatedly so, and who did not lead them into any disrepute during that time. Minnis is Minnis' fault. Lay the man's blame at his feet where it belongs. And the FNM as a whole is at fault for allowing Minnis to take the party to this level. The FNM should have reigned Minnis in long ago, but refused to do so. Don't you know your own party's Constitution? You guys had the power to stop Minnis from going this far. You guys allowed this mess to continue for this long and now we the voters are stuck with dumb, dumber and DNA.

You keep calling Minnis PLP Lite. He has long since graduated to full fledged PLP status.

The Bahamian people have been played as fools for far too long by Ingraham and Christie alike. Both have driven our country to the brink as a result of their corruption, greed and incompetence, all the while feathering their own nests and the nests of their family members and elitist cronies.

Comrades, the former prime minister is as big of a pain in the tush as Loretta. Not sure if he's already in Nassau, Town, for the Red Movement's July 27-29, 2016 pow wow- but if so, I'm petty damn sure many of the 410 voting convention delegates would step froward to drive the former prime minister to the airport to hop the next flight out of Pindling's airport, heading Copper's Town's way.

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If God allows them to elected the same leader for the 3rd time says something about them and not him. . .or maybe you or I. . .but why blame the man for being elected in a democratic electoral process. Either they love the man. . .or you hate him. . .so they will continue to elect him and you will continue to hate him. . .no matter what anybody could do. . .their love will remain and your hate will as well!