Presidential Election 2011

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ChiefKiasu:

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Yes, Chief! :salute:

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pixiedust:

JR:

As I have stated in the other thread, Dr Tony Tan must be mindful that the majority did not vote for him. He must act for these 6 years to deserve my respect. We have to move on and provide him a chance to be our Head of State. Best wishes to Singapore.

Well said ! :rahrah:

For many Singaporeans, it will be the first time they have to accept someone they didn't vote for. Let's hope we have the maturity to move on. Wish President Tan and Singapore the best !

A new chapter in the history of Singapore begins.

[ZacK]

TCB ran a great and dignified campaign, my utmost respect for him. Wishing all the best :salute:

[S.046452citizen]

ying:

TT can go ahead and be the elected president but TCB will truly be the people's president in my heart.

Me...Too! TT has won the race but not the heart. :gloomy:

[MMM]

Unfortunately we can't cast our votes for the top 2. Otherwise it will be clear who our president would be.... Help!!! I am having post PE syndrome

[MMM]

Actually I am also very frustrated with those who voted for TKL as they hope he won’t forfeit his deposit. In the end he still does and that was not the thinking to begin with. We should vote for the right one.

[S.046452citizen]

MMM:

Unfortunately we can't cast our votes for the top 2. Otherwise it will be clear who our president would be.... Help!!! I am having post PE syndrome

Same here having post PE syndrome... less that 5 hr sleep, wake up still thinking abt it. My head so heavy now.

[limlim]

JR:

As I have stated in the other thread, Dr Tony Tan must be mindful that the majority did not vote for him. He must act for these 6 years to deserve my respect. We have to move on and provide him a chance to be our Head of State. Best wishes to Singapore.

He should be mindful of the fact that the no. of rejected votes >> the winning margin!

[S.046452citizen]

One observation from the result.


pro-white: 35% (consist of very old citizen or pp vote out of habit)
pro-opposition: 30%
swing vote:35%

[Way2GO]

Dis election again reveals an electorate dat is more polarized than unified.

Can TT who barely scrapes through with 35+% of d votes now unify d ppl
when 65% r against his perceived elitism n pro-PAP position etc?
One of d first acts he needs to do bring d nation together is to initiate
an independent commission of inquiry to prove once n for all dat his sons
did not get NS preferential treatment n not simply brush off d revelation as a pack of lies.

D results r indicative dat there r cracks within d PAP ranks, bwt d PAP leadership n grassroots.
It also shows up d self-centric n self-interests of candidates willing to sacrifice
a common cause of denying a pro-PAP man in d Istana for their own agendas.
D PAP understood dis human foible better than most n exploited it in their
divide n conquer strategy to win d Presidency for TT.

If d other 3 Tans can’t even compromise to deny a common foe,
their talk of unifying d nation is just empty campaign talk n they deserve to lose.
A golden opportunity has again slipped through d hands of d ppl.

A win by such a narrow margin n lower than expected percentage of votes
is a slap in d face of TT who was implicitly endorsed by d PAP leadership,
n explicitly backed by pro-business elites, trade unions n clans.
TT’s reputation is diminished though he won.
He has his work cut out for him to win over d 65% who didn’t vote for him
or be forever remembered in less than flattering light as Phony Tan.

God bless SG.