Presidential Election 2011

[Edureach]

Angelight:

PAP supporters may split votes between Dr TT and Dr TCB, while opposition supporters will likely vote for TKL and TJS. That's my guess. So ultimate winner hard to predict.

Yuh! If all four are to contest, i think Mr. TT will win with less than 45% of valid votes. Mr. TJS stands an outside chance if Mr. TKL will to withdraw.

That's my reading.

[Nebbermind]

TCB had gained some from the Patrick Tan saga…but think not enough.

[Angelight]

TKL will not withdraw, that's for sure. He has been planning to run for presidency since 2008 leh!

Edureach:

Angelight:

PAP supporters may split votes between Dr TT and Dr TCB, while opposition supporters will likely vote for TKL and TJS. That's my guess. So ultimate winner hard to predict.

Yuh! If all four are to contest, i think Mr. TT will win with less than 45% of valid votes. Mr. TJS stands an outside chance if Mr. TKL will to withdraw.

That's my reading.

[3Boys]

Just to clarify, the candidate with the highest vote percentage wins? No need for simple majority (i.e. >50%)?

[Angelight]

I think if all 4 are contesting, hard for one to get more than 50% vote. Then again, it’s hard to say cos election is difficult to predict…

[tankee]

Nebbermind:

TCB had gained some from the Patrick Tan saga...but think not enough.

i did not follow :oops:

what's the conclusion on the Patrick Tan's case?

[Edureach]

Angelight:

I think if all 4 are contesting, hard for one to get more than 50% vote. Then again, it's hard to say cos election is difficult to predict...

The race is tighter than you expect. The winner is likely to return with less than 45% of valid votes.

[Way2GO]

What a clever move by the ruling party to keep it all within the inner circle by issuing COE to 4 EP candidates.

The PAP endorsed candidate will win in a 4 corner fight when the ‘oppo’ votes for the other 3 candidates are diluted amongst themselves.

The EP campaign would become more interesting if the other 3 TANs realign themselves to a common cause of serving the people first and foremost. 2 of the TANs should withdraw their candidacy and throw their support behind TCB or TJS standing one-to-one with TT.

[3Boys]

Edureach:

Angelight:

I think if all 4 are contesting, hard for one to get more than 50% vote. Then again, it's hard to say cos election is difficult to predict...

The race is tighter than you expect. The winner is likely to return with less than 45% of valid votes.

Not a very optimal situation actually, and probably one not foreseen by the guys who cobbled this together. Some countries will have a run-off between the two best candidates if no-one had claimed the majority in a multi-party contest.

[3Boys]

Way2GO:

What a clever move by the ruling party to keep it all within the inner circle by issuing COE to 4 EP candidates.

The PAP endorsed candidate will win in a 4 corner fight when the 'oppo' votes for the other 3 candidates are diluted amongst themselves.

The EP campaign would become more interesting if the other 3 TANs realign themselves to a common cause of serving the people first and foremost. 2 of the TANs should withdraw their candidacy and throw their support behind TCB or TJS standing one-to-one with TT.

I don't agree its a strategic move at all. This is a situation where it's no-win for the PEC. If they just picked TCB and TT, they will be criticised for being PAP centric. If they pick TT, TJS and TCB, they will be criticised for choosing those affiliated to political parties. Now that they have chosen 4, people say they are biased towards Tans only, or 'dilute' the anti-establishment vote.

What would be your 'ideal' scenario? Remember, they are not there to play a political role, the PEC is just a screen for suitable candidates. If there were 10 suitable candidates, they would all expect to be selected.