Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by Mars:
A number of Indians will leave the AFC and go back to the PPP. There is no way for the PPP to go from 49% to 45% and the PNC getting more than 45% at the same time. Just will not happen. The result will be the same as it is now with the PPP as a minority government. There is a much better chance of the opposition unseating the PPP by merging.
Why are you debating about this when the whole environment has changed?
Nagamootoo has to sell his "enhanced" role to his rural Indian base, and not just Regions 5 and 6, but to the very angry rice farmers in Regions 2 and 3, and to others in the very populous Region 4. Will they buy it? We will start finding out soon.
Isn't the forum one where we're supposed to have debates? All I'm saying is that your sit and do nothing strategy is a guarantee for failure. There is a better chance of getting the PPP out by merging. There will not be a major shift in votes from 2011 and that to me gives the opposition a better shot of winning. The aim is to remove the PPP not to have them back as a minority government. If you have a better plan to get them out, let us know but so far you haven't proposed anything better.