How about y'all fix Abaco current first before we get any more developments?

Welcome to the Family Island experience. Don't forget this is the "progress" a lot of you voted for. Until we address the D average problem this country faces nothing will get better.

You do realize all communications in this country are monitored by the NSA right? If our politicians take a shit you can be sure the Americans know about it. The DEA don't talk fool birdie, they can bring the whole house down if they really wanted to. The timing of this story being dropped right after election plus the lack of name says they have something else in mind, pressuring for something, only question is what.

The FNMs problem is that it has completely lost all credibility in the eyes of Bahamians. Historically the party has always positioned itself as the anti corruption party contrasting itself to the PLP and it's repeated scandals, but the Minnis government completely undermined this narrative with unforced errors such as promising not to raise VAT and then raising it a year after taking office, locking up coconut vendors and homeless people during lockdowns while letting those American women caught on the beach go free, the whole list of promises in the 2017 manifesto that went unfulfilled and so on. The Minnis government made literally all of the worst choices possible that resulted in a lot of the base of the party leaving or staying home. The grassroots and reformist mind of the party is with the Coalition leaving basically a bunch of old lodge boomers and their politically connected descendants. A lot of Bahamians see no difference between the FNM and PLP and those that will not go to the Coalition will either stay home or vote PLP because they come with a few handouts here and there even if they do nothing else. I don't see the FNM existing past the 2030s to be quite honest, the Coalition will replace them in another cycle or two simply because they come across as authentic and legitimate outsiders that can bring reform.

Bro just one more development, one more development will totally fix all of Abaco's problems. Nevermind the fact that current already can't stay on or everywhere is being flooded with a million foreigners, one more development will fix everything.

I am probably a decent bit older than your son, but have a similar background. Not only politics but life in general is about choosing the least shitty option available to you. I had excellent testing scores in school myself but was only able to do a 2 year college program because I had to self fund majority of it. Lived and worked in foreign for a few years before coming home once my time was up and started my own business. I do pretty good for myself but honestly could be making six figures in some parts of the US if I would have been fortunate enough to be born over there. You just have to make do with the options that you have in life. Politics is the same thing, there's only a certain set of choices on the ballot and not voting isn't going to punish the parties any. Not voting is just letting someone else make the choice for you. Personally I felt the same way after being disappointed with previous governments until the Coalition came along whose candidates are mostly normal down to earth people who actually touch on some issues that are relevant to me. I was skeptical of voting third party at first until someone else pointed out I had nothing to lose and if I just stayed home that the choice would be made by others anyways. As long as voting is free it will only take a little bit of his time to have his opinion heard. Just my opinion and what I would tell him in your shoes.

You know I've spent some time thinking about our political history and current parallels lately in the lead up to this election and honestly it's funny how history repeats sometimes. In a way we are back to the genesis of the FNM where the Free PLP and the remnants of the UBP had to be grown adults and put aside some big differences to function as a viable opposition. The FNM had a very tumultuous history until a certain man named Ingraham had a buss up with his old party, came over, and brought with him a whole wave of grassroots support. The PLP think they are high and mighty right now but truthfully they have not even matched their 2012 levels of support in the past 2 general elections. Brave is old, and this is likely his last term no matter how it ends. Watch the road when this big bussup for PLP leadership to succeed him soon starts. Not everyone is a fan of the obvious player.

The results on Abaco are proof that we need a run off system at the very least, if not broader electoral reform. How can Cornish claim to represent the will of North Abaco going in on 36% of the vote? Fox did not win a majority either in Central and South. This island is very divided but most people here did not back the PLP for another term. We need a new electoral system.

The problem the FNM has (and has had since Ingraham retired) is literally who will replace him. I really don't see anyone with the charisma or pull to become PM in the FNM tbh.

I remarked to a few people that this would be the worst turnout of all time after going to vote. I went late in the morning but literally no one was in line at my station and usually there would be some people. It was a ghost town.