LOL You are right! It is a democracy, vote as you like. Form as many parties as you like. As I said, there is a way of being democratic and expressing one's views so that everyone wins. Don't criticize a government you helped to elect.

P.S. don't create a party out of spite, because of an argument. Create one because you think that leader is fraudulent, criminal, etc.....because you actually have a different view you think should be on the national stage. Bran is a branch of the FNM, there isn't anything different about his game.

What Branville needs to do now, just as many other politicians who left their initial parties is come back to the FNM (the home base). You don't see Branville making statements against Minnis or the FNM, if he has I have missed it. I doubt his pride will allow him to, if he does he is a better man for it. Let us see how much he truly loves his country. The PLP will never change, and their die hard followers will never go anywhere. Despite having the word progressive in its name the PLP has been anything but. The PLP in my opinion are the conservative party and the FNM the progressive party. The only form of progress they can pull out of the bank is the successful independence delivered by Sir Lynden O. Pindling.

Will Mr. McCartney show his love of country and come and be a part of a party who for all intensive purposes is reforming its identity and where/how it will function in the future? Or will he be a stalwart that is responsible for leading people to no man's land?

...Continued... Kidfreeport, what people in general, and particularly Bahamians, need to understand is when you vote for someone to govern you, or an act or law to come into existence those things have permanent effects! We never fully embrace any one particular candidate running for office, that is impossible! If you will, we vote for the lesser of the two evils. We vote for the party/person we believe has the power to be elected, to carry the country to an even more meaningful existence. I love President Obama and former Prime Minister Ingraham, but I do not agree with everything they both say and do. Do I believe they are better for their countries than their politcal counterparts, YES! That is why I voted for them. A vote for the DNA was useless. If you want to protest, do it in a meaningful forum, not in the voter's booth!

What Branville did was narcissistic at best! He knew he didn't have the power to beat the FNM or the PLP. He knew it would split the vote and cause the FNM to lose, and the PLP to win. What Branville did was spiteful and a slap in the face of the country that he tells us he loves. Tell me you left the FNM because you believe that HAI was carrying the country into ruin, or harming its people, don't tell me that you left the FNM and HAI because of a personality flaw.

Kidfreeport, let me inform you that I am not afraid of change and as a matter of fact I embrace it willingly when appropriate. However, I do not embrace change that will not make a difference (DNA) and change that can only bring utter downfall (PLP). The Bahamas is not a large enough society to be able to vote for a subgroup and expect them to be elected.

I'm glad you brought up america. As a matter a fact I am dual citizen living in the US. I vote in the USA and the Bahamas, and actively take part in the politics of both countries. The DNA for all intensive purposes, ignoring the politics, can be compared to the Tea party. The Tea party is a subgroup of Republicans that would prefer to become a major political party and as such have not because they do not have the numbers to do so. Many House and Senate Republicans lost seats in elections that featured Tea Party candidates because that ended up splitting the Republican vote. This is comparable to the DNA and FNM. Naturally, traditional Republicans were upset by this because this left room for Democrats to win those seats and of course affect votes in Congress on key issues.

As far as being afraid of change I voted for President Obama twice, I remember sitting on my couch when he made his speech at the DNC 2004 as a then senator and said to my American friends, that man will be president some day! They scoffed at me and told me I was dreaming that a black man could become president of the USA. I am a Black person that convinced many black people who were initially hard nosed for Hillary Clinton to change their views and vote for the RIGHT candidate. As so many Blacks forget that Obama was not initially embraced by the black community, his own people.

I am a person that believes in voting where your vote will count. There is a time and place for protest. Voting for the DNA was an act of protest. If you are a Bahamian that are comfortable with whomever wins/governs you, then a vote of protest is of no consequence. However, that is a NAIVE thought. ....look below for conclusion....

While I don't agree that the businesses should be compensated for roadworks, I do agree with the businesses to not accept the offer being put forth by the government. If you say you are going to compensate then compensate, compensation is not the same thing as discounts aka payments in the form of coupons. As one of the businessmen stated what happens to those that went out of business?

Once again the public is being reminded that the PLP never holds true to promises made along the campaign trail.

Fool's gold promises of roadwork compensation and mortgage forgiveness are prime examples. Did ya'll really think our debt ridden country was going to forgive mortgages and give compensation for roadworks?

We really need a hefty dose of harsh reality and many of us are getting it right about now. Take at look and a hold of yourself. Stop expecting government to solve all your problems, perhaps then we wouldn't vote for administrations that promise jobs, money, glory. Reaping what we sow.....

Shutup Branville! You are the reason Christie is back in power and that the "good ole boys" are back to mischief! Look yourself in the mirror and say thank you for restoring the country to shenanigans!

ahahaha at Dacy! So true! I'm with you, I miss you Papa! The Bahamas needs a leader, who is not afraid of the repercussions of unpopular opinion. We need a leader who will act because those actions are the honest and proper thing to do. Once again I blame the dumb DNA voters for this. I hope they see what happens when you vote in protest as opposed to affect actual action.

This is a sign from God that we don't need to be partaking in any form of oil exploration. I've gone on my rant before about the dangers of an oil spill in the Bahamas. Loss of sealife, loss of beautiful clear blue seas, and loss of tourism!

Wake up! Say no to oil exploration.

please my fellow bahamians and the bahamas christian council, do not embarrass my country on global television with homophobic antics!!

Those drag queens are not Bahamians, they are visitors to our country. We are a tourist nation and they are to be treated with the utmost of hospitality.

no striking and other rubbish!

They need to strike at your churches for the pastors sleeping with underage girls, they need to strike with the collection plates being full of drug money and gambling wins. stop ya foolishness!!! stop judging others before you judge yourselves.

If you are so concerned with the moral and social plight of Bahamians, stop making speeches and make some action. I'd like to see stories on how you helped to stop child molestation, the spread of hiv/aids, the low level of education amongst poor communities, illegitimate children, and the list goes on.

wake up! Stop embracing hate!

We keep wanting to expect more from police officers that are underpaid, understaffed, and ill-trained. Most police officers can't even read, and we are expecting proper documentation of crimes and filing of evidence?! The national (public school) average of the Bahamas is D- and you are expecting better? I remember when my mother was robbed once and the police responded, SHE had to fill out the report, because the young man could not read and write!

Stop expecting better, when there is no support from any goverment in the history of the Bahamas to retrain and recruit better officers. get real!