Heroes in the Heartland
Its incredible: the electorate chose Mr Low and Mr Chiam and gave them improved support despite a $100 million and $80 million upgrading carrot dangled in front of them.
And the “suicide squad” of young WP candidates held the incumbent PM Lee to 66.1%
Has the electorate matured?
Did the younger voters make a difference?
Did the tired tactic of PAP’s “Gomezgate” backfire?
Whatever the case may be, I hope all parties, especially the ruling party, are interpreting the signs in the polls with unclouded vision.
I hope Ms Sylvia Lim will be an NCMP. I like her: she has style and substance. I’d like to see how the male dominated Parliament tackle her.
The spontaneous, unorganized and passionate support expressed in the coffeeshoops of Hougang and Potong Pasir are really heartening.
For me, on this day the heroes of Singapore are the heartlanders in these two SMCs.
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