1. Singaporeans tend to vote for the incumbent, unless he/she screws up badly (Case in point: Ling How Doong)

2. The PAP's old methods of hijacking issues through the media, lawsuits and character assasination do not work anymore. It swings neutral and undecided voters against them.

3. When the two old Grandpas bring out their sledgehammers against ( Read more... )

On 3 May at a lunchtime rally, Prime Minister-elect Lee Hsien Loong said,

"Right now we have Low Thia Khiang, Chiam See Tong, Steve Chia. We can deal with them. Suppose you had 10, 15, 20 opposition members in Parliament. Instead of spending my time thinking what is the right policy for Singapore, I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the ( Read more... )

Being away from Singapore this General Elections, I have had to rely on the internet as my sole source of information on how the hustings have proceeded. Apart from the Straight Times, I have had to rely on blogs such as SgRally.blogspot.com and ElectionRally.blogspot.com, which have posted an incredible amount of video clips of opposition rally ( Read more... )