caribny posted:ksazma posted:Trump said the other night that he "alone can fix it". Bernie responded immediately by asking if Trump would be a President or a dictator. That is the horrible connotation that that phrase 'I alone can' send to democratic minded people. I see an all party coalition in the same manner. Everyone on the same page is bad for honest governance and will only make politicians even more corrupted. What we need is a government that will all work for the wellbeing of all Guyanese but keep their sovereignty as a workable checks and balance system. I do believe that Guyana has to move away from racial voting though.
Don't think that he is asking for a PPP/PNC alliance. He wants the PPP to demonstrate its openness to the black and mixed population, which now collectively outnumber Indians, and are mainly quite hostile to the PPP.
Now if the PPP kisses Jagdeo and Rohee goodbye, as they have too much baggage, and work with some of the independent groups, which emerged in PNC strongholds in the last LGE, they can then present a face which seems less hostile to blacks.
THAT is how the PPP can survive the continued implosion of their base, and the fact that they can no longer buy Amerindian votes.
By the time 2020 comes around, both major parties will have to work very hard to get voters enthusiastic of their parties. Hopefully that hard work will teach then to not take their supporters for granted and force them to honor their pledge to govern for the people.