Dear Editor,
I have noticed the deafening silence by some on the UNC/ NTA side as it pertains to making public statements regarding the revelation of the LGE results. On the other hand, the detractors, some on this side of the fence, have been bursting their lungs in a desperate attempt to make negative comments about this side but nothing adverse to say about the Red. So short points to note and to remind the public.
1. This 7- 7 talk is only because decades ago,PNM structured Corporations to benefit them in LGE results. 190000 to 130000 votes yet it is 7- 7. Really? How?- Pt Fortin and POS for example, over 10 PNM seats were won by 450 odd to 250 odd votes. If there is a proper distribution of Corporations via voter numbers, there would have been 19 odd Corporations and not 14, and by the vast difference in the margin of voters from UNC/ NTA to PNM, the result would be more 12- 7 or 11- 8.
2. UNC/ NTA acquired 190,000 odd voters to PNM’s 130,000 . A massive 60,000 vote difference. Yet not one PNM supporter is bawling for Rowley to go . Interesting.
3. The Road March for one Political Leader to go( but again, not the other) is ” low voter turnout” . Fact- 2019 LGE had 34%. 2023 had 30% tyrnout. UNC had 200000 odd voters in 2019 and in 2023, the UNC/ NTA Alliance acquired 190000 odd( 10000 decrease). PNM was 160000 in 2019 but went to 130000 in 2023( 30000 decrease). So the lower voter turnout showed PNM with 30000 less and UNC 10000 less. In other words, for every 4 less voters in 2023, 3 were previous PNM voters. But no one is saying a word for PNM leader to go. Interesting.
4. In 2019, PNM acquired more seats. In 2023, UNC acquired more seats than PNM. But no talk about PNM leader to step down.
5. UNC, with additional support of NTA voters, turned Sangre Grande into a ‘ safe’ Corporation by also winning another seat and likewise also winning an additional seat in San Fernando. PNM holds on by their fingernails to keep a 5th seat and this is seen as a reason for UNC leader to step down . Interesting.
6. The EW Corridor took a massive swing in decreasing PNM support from Diego Martin to Arima. This is where PNM has the vast majority of their seats and their safest seats. Over 50 of their seats that they usually win in LGE by over 1000 to 2500 votes, they scraped to hold on with most of these same seats, they barely won dozens of those same seats by less than 200 votes, with UNC cutting massive inroads in Arima and Tunapuna/ Piarco and NTA doing same in POS and Diego Martin. But not a word on PNM’s side for their Leader to go. It is hoped that the facts can start being revealed to the public.
-Concerned Citizen.