Jul 142009
Well, most of you didn’t get it quite right with your prediction for Pas to win by a bigger majority. So what’s the reason for the reduced majority?
What's the reason for Pas' reduced majority?
- Pas' flirtation with Umno (38%, 461 Votes)
- BN's promises of development (20%, 248 Votes)
- Factionalism within Pas (17%, 205 Votes)
- Bickering among Pakatan parties (16%, 191 Votes)
- Other reasons (9%, 107 Votes)
- Not sure (0%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,228
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Anil, why don’t you put the RM300 transport allowance as one of the options above? I am sure many people will tick it.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/108452
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I wanted to vote BN bribery (bribing with bridge) but the nearest was development which is really not my choice. Anil should have included immoral bribery as a choice and I am sure this will be the choice of the majority.
When can we rid Malaysia of such chicanery? Can BERSIH please do something.
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“You may pick more than one”
OK
“Maximum number of choices allowed: 1″
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Anil – you didn’t configure the poll properly. It only allowed one choice
Oops, sorry about that! – Anil
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Manek Urai
The villagers spoken
Pas get to control
The constituency again
With a slim majority of 65
What gone wrong?
Have the villagers inked the note?
Promising projects and wealth
The villagers surrender to worldly goods?
Pas makes the wrong move
Talking about unity with UMNO
Have the party members shown its displeasures?
Twisting the religious dogmas for a cake of wealth?
Pas needs to assess the ground
UMNO will say it has gained
The black knight will spin
Belittling the voters again
Pas won
UMNO will cry in pain
The projects will die prematurely
As in all losing alleged cases of UMNO
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Anil
I think your poll is biased toward PAS. It assumes that the slim win is due to PAS’ weakness and/or BN’s devious tactics. As a nuetral journalist, this is not the way to gauge opinion fairly.
In this case the fact that UMNO has managed to persuade such a conservative group of voters shows the reasons are much more fundamental than in-fightings or development politics. IMHO I think this has to do more with the positive momentum generated by Najib.
Yes, you are right. I should have included another option re: policy measures/public relations/image building by Najib. – Anil
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Malaysians who have hoped for a better Malaysia are now in an unenviable situation, placed between a rock and a hard place.
The BN which has gone on an orgy of looting and abuse of power for the past 50 years has driven many Malaysians to place high hopes on the Pakatan for deliverance. Therefore in 2008 the voters have given the Pakatan a bit of power and clipped the wings of the BN by denying them the traditional 2/3 majority and kicked them out in 5 states. Pakatan was given a probation period to prove themselves. Initially the Pakatan was on a bright learning curve but within a short period of time they are beginning to disappoint.
For the past 1 month, the Pakatan itself went on an orgy of infighting, mistrust and warlordism. Promising leaders such as Lim Guan Eng, Teresa Koh, Jeffery Looi, Azmin and others have degenerated into fourth-grade leaders of gutter politics and cheap heroism. Instead of being level-headed in consultation and solving problems together each group begins to act unilaterally. They justify their individual action of “trashing out the problems in the open instead of sweeping them under the carpet”. This transparent policy was proudly trumpeted by PKR’s Tian Chua and DAP’s Lim Guan Eng. But what we are witnessing for the past weeks was more of personal attacks and washing of dirty linens in public instead of trying to sincerely solve problems. This “transparent policy” is being used merely as a cover for engaging in unbridled madness and immaturity that threaten to go uncontrolled if not check immediately.
If these leaders cannot agree with each other in a limited capacity now, how are they going to perform as actual Ministers in the event that Pakatan capture the Federal government? Wake up Pakatan, the people are watching and they don’t like what they are seeing now. If you keep on bashing one another with total abandon you are going to lose the plot.
If Najib were to spring a surprise of a snap election you would be left licking your own wound and wonder why you have squandered a golden opportunity of doing a noble job for the country. You have been warned – wake up and start working!
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your poll is biased.. y don’t you put bribery? =.=
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As your website are written in English, I bet 80% of the reader are non-malay. So the poll will not be accurate to reflect the voter in Manek Urai which 99% are malay speaking people.
While Non-Malay will be angry with PAS pursuing ‘Malay agenda’, the Malay might have favor the ‘malay unity’ talk. As BN campaign were using this issue to gain vote, saying Nik Aziz are Anti-Malay unity.
Yet on the positive point for PR, this trend will not continue outside of Kelantan, PR will continue to gain more voters.
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As statistician – I always look at the trend ie the historical behavioural/responses of the people. Recorded that this round, an extraordinary turnout of voters.
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