It has come into this. It’s sad that sometimes we have to sacrifice what we believe just to correct the systemic damage wreaked upon our institutions.

I believe MLQ3 believes that the undecided/swing vote is not that large but enough to give one side a convincing win. We will probably see that this year, if the elections are clean, of course.

Come on, you are disciplined enough to comment on several blogs. You can actually create blog posts among those comments that you make. All you have to do is to expound on them.

It’s a shame to disappoint well meaning voters like Patricia Evangelista, but i believe this is one of those times when the middle has to lose in order to win. That’s the bind that Arroyo has put us in. If the Opposition believes that the undecided vote is indeed a swing vote, then their strategists should look into the matter more closely. My hunch is that the undecided is too small a segment to be a swing vote, but big enough to muffle any post-election protests. As i told Schumey, it is the same segment that will look the other way when cheating operations similar to the one in 2004 are carried out.

If you like Joker Arroyo, then here is a scenario that he himself has started. He has hinted that he is not going to run this year. His reason: money. My thinking is that given his principles, if ever he would run this year, he would have to go independent, and that would cost him a lot financially. He is disinclined to join the admin and opposition slates. That’s how I read his situation.

And one reason why a third plank is doomed is that historically, the third plank loses. Think Bull Moose.

Anyway, this election has a short-term objective in mind, and that is the impeachment of Gloria Arroyo. Some are turned off by this, and might vote admin. How many of them would do so, we do not know.

Thanks for dropping by. You know, you should be blogging too. You express your thoughts well, and your points are all valid and logical.