Sunday 16 October 2011

The Race Is On

By now with about 20 months to go before the 2013 elections, the politicos should have at least started visiting more barangays, giving more to donations, attending all Purok and Barangay Anniversaries and Fiestas, and make themselves more available to the media.

The incumbents who are used to stay in their homes "doing homeworks" and busy doing legislative works in the office should have realized that these are not enough to win for reelections. They need to communicate what they have accomplished and their strong positions in various issues.

Those who didn't make it last election and are planning to fight once again should start saving and checking what parties are "winnable", hoping to get a free hitchhike. Or they could ask their previous party-mates updates on their plans.

And for those who are aspiring for Mayorship, they are now in the midway of their campaigns. The campaign started a week after the 2010 elections. In SK Federation and the ABC elections, they were the "testing the waters". The number of Barangay Captains who will support a mayoralty candidate matters especially with those barangays who are known for their command votes.

Finally to the voters, 20 more months to go and you will be once again be the most powerful generals in the city. They will be begging and persuading you to believe in them. 

So be wise! Let's start observing the political climate and how the politicos behave. The race is on! 

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