I agree about the red splash being a master political stroke. Today I spoke to one lady who was at montagu beach, and she said she had never seen that many people in one spot in her life! I predict that the FNM will prevail; I can't say by how much. I have been following politics in the Bahamas since 1967. I have seen many political parties come and go. Traditionally, third parties don't do well. In '67, there was the NDP. 3 of their candidates had been MPs. Every candidate lost their deposit save the leader, Paul Adderley. The NDP won 0 seats. Remember the Vanguard from the 1980s? Nobody took them seriously. "Who you wotin for?" "Man, I wotin Wanguard! ha ha ha!" No Vanguard candidate even came close to saving his deposit. There have been other minor parties, nobody ever won a seat. Sometimes independant candidates win seats, never members of 3rd parties. So why should the DNA be any different? I predict they will win no seats, and most, if not all will lose their deposits.
tojosmith says...
I agree about the red splash being a master political stroke. Today I spoke to one lady who was at montagu beach, and she said she had never seen that many people in one spot in her life! I predict that the FNM will prevail; I can't say by how much.
I have been following politics in the Bahamas since 1967. I have seen many political parties come and go. Traditionally, third parties don't do well. In '67, there was the NDP. 3 of their candidates had been MPs. Every candidate lost their deposit save the leader, Paul Adderley. The NDP won 0 seats. Remember the Vanguard from the 1980s? Nobody took them seriously. "Who you wotin for?" "Man, I wotin Wanguard! ha ha ha!" No Vanguard candidate even came close to saving his deposit. There have been other minor parties, nobody ever won a seat. Sometimes independant candidates win seats, never members of 3rd parties. So why should the DNA be any different? I predict they will win no seats, and most, if not all will lose their deposits.
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