Im looking at these polls and comments on Bahamas News facebook page and seems a lot of FNM supporters want Minnis as leader.. I don't get it? What has he done since becoming leader of the party to demonstrate that he can actually lead the party? The party has has been plagued by internal conflicts ever since he took the helm. I don't know.. it seems like the Bahamian public make decisions purely on an emotional whim these days. It's just not adding up. I also cant believe some people actually like that lame slogan "ROC with DOC"!! Who gets up in Parliament and says that sort of thing? It's not even witty or funny.

Minnis is definitely a valuable member of the FNM, and a well educated, and very intelligent man.. but is he leadership quality? Can he lead the FNM to victory in the general election, and future general elections?! I don't know. I think the PLP want him as leader because of the answer to those very same questions.. if that's not saying something then I don't know what is.

Minnis is the PLP choice ........... Butler & Sands are the people's choice

You can't read anything into a Facebook Poll. Detailed analysis could well establish that many of the pollsters are PLP voters. There is no doubt whatsoever that the PLP are praying for Minnis to be confirmed as leader. They will see that as a certain ticket to line their pockets one last time before the lights go out on the Bahamas for good.

The Butler & Sands team is the best viable ticket that the FNM has to defeat the PLP ........ but I will not want to see any sitting FNM member refused a nomination or any anti-PLP supporter excluded from the "movement" to reject the vile, ugly, corrupt PLP from office once and for all in 2017 ............ it is time for the FNM to regroup, recalibrate and rebuild (HEAL)

Will it happen????????? ....................... IDK

I demand that Hubert Alexander Ingraham come out and endorse the Butler & Sands team and put this baby to rest ............... FNMs cannot take the risk of HAM winning again

He should

I agree. This would be a patriotic act and could save the FNM from extinction.

Comrades! I'm as suspicious of how poised and calm does Frankie jumps to endorse Loretta as I am of the other former red DPM Brent's endorsement. At least Brent's came 'conditioned' on leaving the door open for he self to run for leader?
Pretty damn strange endorsement by not one but two former red regime's DPM's, considering not even Loretta has uttered a word to the media of her being an official leadership candidate?
In name my sweet Comrade Jesus, since when was it left to your (three) deputy running mates Dr. Duane, Brent and Frankie to confirm you're candidacy for leader?
What's up with the sudden media disappearance of Loretta? I'm thinking some kinds
media lockjaw curfew, instigated by her Bay Street Boys handlers?

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What I have noticed is that Butler-Turner has not said she is running for leader in her party. Why this critical thing is seemingly lost on many people is indicative of so many things; and not in a good way.

**... What connects Hubert Ingraham, Frank Watson, Brent Symonette to Fred Ramsey? ...**

Everybody conveniently acting oblivious to the fact that Fred Ramsey delivered bribe money to a corrupt FNM Cabinet!

The prosecuting attorney in the case and media didn't question the bribery connection and ***no one in either political party*** demand to know who the receivers in Cabinet were in this bribe case???

**WHY NOT??**

Bahamas has to be the only country in the world where people turn a blind eye to such blatant corruption at Cabinet level and go on considering these people as "leaders".

Suspiciously, Dr. Minnis promise of addressing corruption gained not one shred of support from Hubert Ingraham, Frank Watson, Brent Symonette, BLT or Duane Sands.

FNM's and PLP's are just fine with piracy and corruption from the highest level of government to the city dump!

Enough is enough, PLP & FNM better not show up to my door asking for my families vote!

**HELL NO!**

Fred Ramsey was the PLP smoking gun on the FNM ............ but the PLP fellas teef in broad daylight!!!!!!!!

The man has become a folk hero. . . the people see "the white UBP faction of the FNM beating up on him with all kind of childish accusations. . .keeping him current in the minds of the people. . .NOW LOOK WHO ARE CHEERING FOR BUTLER AND SANDS. . .the UBP faction of the FNM. . .she too easy to control. . .the people are saying. . .Doc can't be steered any which way by the "corrupt class" in this nation. Hell they even made his poor speaking skills look like a transformation away from "a good talker" being the better leader! LBT is Doc best endorsement factor. . .we see that she is "playing tricks" . . . even changing "things" about herself just to be seen as the better. . .but the more she "changes" the less we trust her to be herself. . .doc is just the opposite. . .he is basically an honest man. . .LBT is seen a greedy conniving person who is willing to sell us out to "her class" and leave us to ourselves!! She don't come across as if she really cares about the people. . .doc brings that across very well!! Why she hadn't tell us herself that she will run for leader. . .Dr Sands had to force her out. . .what. . . she scared of Doc that she "playing fool"? Papa will not endorse her publically! She is damaged goods. Mr Laing told yinna the other day. . .DON'T SLEEP ON DOC. . .DON'T TAKE HIS LOW SPEAKING SKILLS AS LOW FENCE. . .he will rock ya world under ground if ya sleep on him!!

I don't take Doc's low speaking skills a low fence, I look at what he has to say, what solutions that he has to offer. I am still waiting to hear the solutions.

He latest effort about hanging is just for persons who don't know that executions are ineffective. He is either using the old biases in people to fool them or he does not know himself. Either way is not good.

Then he talks of tax incentives, but does not deal with how those persons will access the funds necessary to revitalize the areas if they are given the tax incentives. Again, he is either playing on peoples emotions or does not know what he is talking about.

Perhaps you have resigned yourself to not "give him the time of day". . .he said that the tax dollars will be access by the inner city. . .just like the others who get tax concessions access them! And good Sir/Mam. . .how can you say that the death penalty is ineffective. When or where did you or others did a time-series research that shows the effect hanging has of crime! YOU SEE WHY I FIND MYSELF "ANTAGINIST" to the LBT cheering section on this site. . . you all show poor reasoning skills, polemic in approach, counter intuitive in setting out arguments. . .and just down right overly critical. . .while turning a blind eye to the same faults you rip one person for present in your choice for leader. . .LBT namely!

I don't know the Doc from the man in the moon. . .don't have no affiliation with the PLP,DNA or FNM! I know LBT from a child. . .so much so that I can tell with a high degree of probability among your group which one she is by responses to criticisms. . .she never could take them well without getting down and dirty with the person! Remember the Rollins slap. . ."he said something inappropriate to her". . .she reported. . .so she slapped him. . .in the house! Lol!

I prefer Papa to the Doc frankly. . .but I will not stand aside and watch yinna act like a bunch of Andros yard chickens and say nothing! I expect yinna to present fair view points and be civil and stop all this babyish behavior. . .stop being silly. I am old enough to know when a person is talking out of envy and jealously and has abandoned sound reasoning. . .just to sway our opinions adversely against another person. . .something I would expect to find in a school yard. . .not from yinna!