Punggol East By-Election coming ? MP steps down

[mummy so kiasu]

JJ1111:

Are u surprise with the result?


I quite shock leh. 1st I didn't expect PAP to lose. Secondly, I am shock that WP win so much.

I expected WP or PAP to win by less than 5%. Thought WP have a slightly better chance to win due to the AIM case. A big surprise to most of us that WP won PAP by 11%!

[concern2]

MMM:

WP has alot to do in PE... They only have up to 2016 to prove themselves so they must show results. If not, there are many waiting to shoot them down.

Agree!

MMM:

Concern2,
We thought PEH's existence last night was funny. Dh commented that he is probably the only one who made it in time.

Haha! :hi5: He must be reliving the same euphoria from last BE. Still recall how nervous he was fumbling with ...was it the mic or pen? LLL more zai - her training background serving her well despite her age.

[MMM]

Way2GO:

MMM:

d spontaneity of WP supporters at rallies n at HG Blk 322 in both BEs is heartfelt n telling when compared to d 'orchestrated' actions of d MIW support.

Yes the PAP suporters always seems orchestrated. Not natural. It is boring and in fact looks fake and drama.

WP supporters are really sponstaneous and it is their own free will. You may say the party is good at playing with people emotional but isn't that a political tool and strength? The supporters were discussing on WP FB about meeting at blk 322 and guess what so many just turn up. Even those honking cars are like the spirit of WP.

[concern2]

mummy so kiasu:

JJ1111:

Are u surprise with the result?


I quite shock leh. 1st I didn't expect PAP to lose. Secondly, I am shock that WP win so much.

I expected WP or PAP to win by less than 5%. Thought WP have a slightly better chance to win due to the AIM case. A big surprise to most of us that WP won PAP by 11%!

My ESP (6th sense) told me one of the parties would get 50% and above, and a 52% was what came to my mind, and my feel was it was the blue team, but my heart was telling me not to get my hopes up, and my brains was telling me (are you sure? 50 and above? ) Well, looks like my internal 3-cornered-fight, my ESP had won!

[Way2GO]

3Boys:

I would have thought a prediction made at 12 noon just after booths open would hold more cachet than a prediction made at 9pm after polls closed?

MIW always have problems with bye elections, when was the last time they won an SMC by election? I think not since before JBJ.

When they started sorting out d votes at both counting centres, d number of votes were still close at 9 pm thereabouts.
It was much later at around 10 pm when reports were floated dat WP was pulling away in vote count.

While concur dat BE was a factor, but don't think dat factor alone caused a >13% swing.
Something more fundamental on d ground has changed.
It is telling dat, in d last rally, MIWS put up PM who spoke much longer than d candidate in defence of govt policies n there were three Malay speakers, including Halimah Y, who rallied.
Ministers n white MPs fanned out to distribute flyers to connect with d ground.
But those moves still didn't sway d ground n they got hammered by WP with a resounding victory.

[mummy so kiasu]

JJ1111:

Are u surprise with the result?


I quite shock leh. 1st I didn't expect PAP to lose. Secondly, I am shock that WP win so much.

I expected WP or PAP to win by less than 5%. Thought WP have a slightly better chance to win due to the AIM case. A big surprise to most of us that WP won PAP by 11%!

[sinoboy]

So would last night's result accelerate national policies before 2016? 8 million instead of 7 million? More spouse to have more chilren? COE, Bus, MRT, property, gst? Anyone?

[sinoboy]

Way2GO:

3Boys:

I would have thought a prediction made at 12 noon just after booths open would hold more cachet than a prediction made at 9pm after polls closed?

MIW always have problems with bye elections, when was the last time they won an SMC by election? I think not since before JBJ.

When they started sorting out d votes at both counting centres, d number of votes were still close at 9 pm thereabouts.
It was much later at around 10 pm when reports were floated dat WP was pulling away in vote count.

While concur dat BE was a factor, but don't think dat factor alone caused a >13% swing.
Something more fundamental on d ground has changed.
It is telling dat, in d last rally, MIWS put up PM who spoke much longer than d candidate in defence of govt policies n there were three Malay speakers, including Halimah Y, who rallied.
Ministers n white MPs fanned out to distribute flyers to connect with d ground.
But those moves still didn't sway d ground n they got hammered by WP with a resounding victory.

Dilution of votes in the last PE (presidential) was still fresh in people's minds. Maybe people didn't want history repeated.

[Way2GO]

sinoboy:

So would last night's result accelerate national policies before 2016? 8 million instead of 7 million? More spouse to have more chilren? COE, Bus, MRT, property, gst? Anyone?

We wld be going down a dangerous road if in order to stem d tide, d ruling party embarked on populist but wrong policies to win votes.
d ppl of PP n HG rightly rejected pork barrel politics in previous elections.
me agree with WP stance dat long-term goals must be given time to bear fruits.
Wat is missing is d MIWs apparently has lost touch with d ground.

[Harlequin]

sinoboy:

So would last night's result accelerate national policies before 2016? 8 million instead of 7 million? More spouse to have more chilren? COE, Bus, MRT, property, gst? Anyone?

:scratchhead: more spouse? How many Laura would then be enough? :evil: