Chiam should contest Tampines

• sir_peanuts

  25 Mar 10, 00:41

  since he wants to contest a GRC, instead of doing bishan-tpy, where unseating a home affairs minister and education minister might make people uneasy, why not try tampines?

  people are equally unhappy with mah bow tan. tampines and bishan-tpy have similar demographics, reasonably affluent.

  most importantly, chiam has beat mah in 1984 before. who knows he might do it again.

• Samuel Lee

  31 Mar 10, 10:18

  But the risk is too big, what if mah wins?

   

  Dont forget that there are always people not happy with this and that that effectively speaking, Chiam goes anywhere in Singapore should be able to win some votes at around one third minimally, and given that Chiam is approaching his 80s, it makes people feel uneasy to choose him either, because this is a GRC, not a SMC.

   

  Do note that the most senior powerdful one man is a walkover case since 1991. Therefore it is not counted.

• sir_peanuts

  3 Apr 10, 17:59

  Originally posted by Samuel Lee:

  But the risk is too big, what if mah wins?

   

  Dont forget that there are always people not happy with this and that that effectively speaking, Chiam goes anywhere in Singapore should be able to win some votes at around one third minimally, and given that Chiam is approaching his 80s, it makes people feel uneasy to choose him either, because this is a GRC, not a SMC.

   

  Do note that the most senior powerdful one man is a walkover case since 1991. Therefore it is not counted.

  compared to bishan-tpy, where he is eyeing, tampines might be easier. after all it looks like this is his final gamble.

• Rock^Star

  3 Apr 10, 18:04

  the problem is....chiam looks senile now. Can he even stand on stage and orate when election comes?

  he will lose a lot of votes just by that protrayal of a frail old man.

• I-like-flings(m)

  3 Apr 10, 18:23

  just do it... he got nothing to lose what...

• redDUST

  3 Apr 10, 18:59

  i dun know what's chiam health condition now, but he looked frail on tv the last time...

  i am sure pap will make that an issue; and heavyweight like lky will go to tampines to threaten the residents there to dun play-play...and chiam might be too weak to rebut.

  i think it is a risk too....

• I-like-flings(m)

  3 Apr 10, 19:09

  Originally posted by redDUST:

  i dun know what's chiam health condition now, but he looked frail on tv the last time...

  i am sure pap will make that an issue; and heavyweight like lky will go to tampines to threaten the residents there to dun play-play...and chiam might be too weak to rebut.

  i think it is a risk too....

  
  LKY health also not so good leh.... i doubt he will step down this round too

• sir_peanuts

  3 Apr 10, 20:26

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  
  LKY health also not so good leh.... i doubt he will step down this round too

  
  if LKY accidentally tells chiam to step down at a rally, may backfire.

• Rock^Star

  3 Apr 10, 21:46

  LKY looks damn alert leh, even if he appears slow.

• Samuel Lee

  15 Apr 10, 12:51

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  LKY looks damn alert leh, even if he appears slow.

  Becoz, everything is prepared for him leh!