> Many in the country, even PLPs,
> expected more of Mr Davis. However, he
> has been a serious disappointment.

This statement is most laughable. Many in the country did not vote for Davis as they did not expect anything of him. Anyone expecting anything of Davis clearly did not look at what he did as an MO and even when he had a ministerial portfolio.

We saw what he did as DPM & MOPW ......... Only fools would have voted for that man to be a PM.

We assume that if they voted for the PLP in 2021, they didn't understand that the leader would almost automatically become PM.

The only saving grace was for Cat Island to boot him out, because he has treated them like doormats for 20+ years ....... The collective voters IQ in 2021 was very low.

I know you are a Minnis fanboy but you need to face the music: Minnis was the primary reason the FNM lost in 2021. The FNM should have called a convention like they were obligated to and replaced him in anticipation of an upcoming election if they wanted to have a fighting chance. The FNM vote total in 2017 was over 90k, in 2021 it was a bit over 45k. The PHellP vote total increased from by less than 10k between the two elections. The conclusion is simple: FNM voters and previous Minnis voting independents either 1.) stayed home or 2.) voted for CoI or miscellaneous parties. The biggest problem within the Minnis wing FNM was/is arrogance and a refusal to recognize reality. Anyone tuned in to the will of the populace knew that public uproar against Minnis was very high and that a change was needed if the FNM wanted to be competitive in that election, but the Minnis cult did not want to hear any of that and led the FNM to a humiliating defeat losing stronghold seats that had voted FNM for decades. The collective IQ of the FNM in 2021 was very low and they have nobody to blame to for the loss but themselves.

I forgive you .......

You drank the Ingraham kool aid about HAM.

Enjoy your Pintard-led FNM, then

Pseudonym pintard sands or Minnis truth be told just a Fnm telling great big lies.

List the bread basket items floor cooking oil etc does not benefit the poor, the Fnm increased Vat 60% it drastically increased the cost of living , only a fool or a true liar will deny this,

Does The Bahamas offer adult literacy classes?

Could not care less who wins the next election. This biased letter should be burned, however. Let's list the nonsense:

1) Loans for small businesses started under Christie, not Minnis (Ingraham, actually, also has more of a claim, though his initiatives were ad hoc).
2) Please let us stop blaming Dorian and Covid for Minnis' dismal tenure - each event happened more than two years AFTER Minnis won in 2017. He, and his iteration of the FNM, was already a failure.
3) Comparing Ingraham/Pindling/Christie to Brave is ignorant at best, insidious at worst.
4) To say that it is "likely" that Brave will lose the election is fantasy. If an election were held today, no objective voter would wager that Pintard would win. This iteration of the FNM is just as clueless as Minnis'.

All told it is this: Pindling>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ingraham>>Christie>>>>>>>>>Minnis.

(Too early to render a decision on Brave).

An incumbent government has not won an election in the entire 21st century in this country. Brave has done literally nothing to inspire any turnout for him, despite having opportunities for easy political layups with something simple like partial marijuana legalization, and on the contrary has dealt with numerous high level scandals throughout the course of his administration. Regardless of whatever your opinion on Brave is, statistically speaking electoral odds are not good for the incumbent government by default in this country. Objective analysis requires bias to be put aside and without bias it is easy to say that it is unlikely Brave and the PHellP win the next election just given the historical voting patterns of this country.

You have provided no analysis - let alone objective.
I asked one simple question: if an election were called today, would Pintard win? I don't think so.

These are the facts:

1.) An incumbent Bahamian government has not won reelection for the entire 21st century

2.) Brave has literally no major policy accomplishments to define his era

3.) Brave has faced numerous high level scandals

4.) The PHellP could not even increase their vote total by 10k from 17-21 even on the backs of an extremely unpopular Minnis administration (signifying that Brave was a weak candidate)

5.) An election is less than 2 years away

6.) The general, broadly speaking worldwide trend is that first time incumbent governments perform worse on their second election compared to the first

Which of these facts is not objective?

Brave would have to defy a well established political pattern in this country in order to win a second term, and there is literally no argument in favour of him being able to do that. I agree that Pintard is not an inspiring candidate at all, but he doesn't have to be. In fact, I will argue that Pintard is a stronger candidate than Minnis was in 2017 simply for the fact that he has faced no major leadership challenges (unlike Minnis prior to that election), the party is *mostly* united around him other than a few Minnis cult holdouts who are still drinking the Kool Aid. Generally speaking the days of politically astute and charismatic candidates like Pindling and Ingraham are over, and both the PHellP and FNM are a shadow of what they historically were (the FNM more so, they had minimal success before Ingraham and the track record has been absolutely horrible since his retirement, the PHellP at least was able to move past the Pindling era with more grace). Recent Bahamian elections have been about "just not being the other guy".

I have no dog in this race, the country is doomed no matter which party is in power IMO, but if I had to put money down I would absolutely bet on Pintard to win simply because there is a well established pattern of incumbency being a major disadvantage and Brave has given voters no reason to make this cycle any different (and performed poorly in '21 to begin with). I don't believe it will be a 30+ blowout like the most recent elections because public hatred for Brave is not near what it was with Christie or Minnis, but he has not given any reason to believe that he can 1.) retain his existing voters and 2.) attract new voters. This see saw cycle will continue until another strongman politician appears on the Bahamian political scene.

... these days in order to become PM one only has to buy their way into the leadership of a party and sit and wait for the voters to throw out the governing party! The pendulum swings every 5 years, so its not the best, the brightest or the most patriotic who gets elected, its the one who can use promises or cash to form adequate coalitions within their party to become leader. Its a sad state of affairs! This is why our recent leaders have had no charisma, no eloquence and no vision!

Sadly, I agree.

I agree with 90% of this letter, but this glazes Minnis way too hard.

I can only speak for the Abaco experience, but Minnis was an utter failure in the aftermath of Dorian. An island that consistently sent two FNM MPs to the House was treated as a mere afterthought and left to die. It was over a year and a half before my family had running water; Abaco was hell on earth for a while and nodody in Nassau cared about trying to fix it. Central and South Abaco in the entire electoral history of the Bahamas never voted PHellP until 2021, that alone speaks volumes to the level of discontent that was on this island with Minnis. You know you suck ass as a FNM PM when even the conchy joes don't come out to support you.

CONVID was a nothing burger as well and nothing Minnis did helped it go away any quicker. Not a single person enjoyed his lockdowns, curfews, asinine ideas such as shopping via surname and I am very thankful that era of retardation has passed. For as horrible as Brave and the PHellP are in other aspects, they were not nearly as onerous in their handling of CONVID.

Minnis was undoubtedly the worst PM to ever take office in this country and I say that as someone who voted for the FNM in 2017. He was a complete disappointment and the FNM should really cut all connection with that "wing" of the party if they want to have a chance at winning an election anytime soon. Brave has done absolutely nothing to inspire any confidence in him, but he isn't the worst PM just by the virtue of not being Minnis.

A good assessment of the leadership for last 60nyears or so. Just one correction, Sir Roland was not Prime Minister. He was Premier.

Mr. Davis is a gross disappointment. The never ending spending, the deals without transparency, the out of control band of misfits he's put into key positions is just unbelievable. His tenure has been a farce to say the least. He clearly doesn't want to do anything. This appears to be just an item to check on his list of accomplishments. He has ni interest in nation building.

"*Davis never seemed to have a vision for the country and it shows. Despite a nice personality, history will likely record him as the prime minister of least consequence and fewest accomplishments, especially if the PLP loses the next election.*"

**This is the most accurate assessment ever**. I've said from the start, because Davis was so well liked and clearly has the gift of favour, he had a tremendous opportunity to communicate a vision and bring the country with him.

But alas from the minute he mentioned the words "*climate change*" his doom was forecast. Or perhaps it was always there... because after that first UN speech, Davis appeared to know nothing about anything that was going on **in** the country. Getting off to a bad start by placing the critical fuel hedge in the hands of an FS, who appears to rely on his own counsel to create disastrous economic policy after disastrous economic policy. Aitomatic weapons to collect taxes?? Begging the question who proposed the latest renew all insurance in birth month edict. Then Fred Mitchell seeing blood in the water positions himself as obvious choice for leader and why not, someone have to be in charge.

The nail in the coffin was the statement, "*well, they didnt say the high ranking politician RECEIVED any money..*"

A rudderless SS PLP.

Fill Up is striding the world stage as an acclaimed Internationally Significant World Renowned Statesman. How can any of the lessor ranks of the electorate dare to offer comment on his choice of tie, or his choice of London tailor for his impeccable suits, let alone whether or not he deserves the full 100% support of every Bahamian voter.