From what I gather here that is the real story of today for both parties.

Nagamootoo failed at reaching his burden at Whim. He had to resort to a Georgetown "motorcade."

The PPP also appear to have bused in Berbician voters to Kitty.

Basically what we witnessed today was a farce from both sides. In a battle of charades, the PPP wins. The PPP further appears to be milking incumbency for all it's worth quite successfully.

I think the emerging story is that the electorate remains largely as polarized as ever. It is not totally clear though if a polarized electorate still heavily favor the PPP in light of the Indian demographic demise.

I also think that the PPP is banking on an Indian+Amerindian rescue operation. And it is favored to work in theory. It's probably why they're still in Government today.

Shaitaan,

I keep telling you that you are backing dead PNC horse.

I know it's hard for any Opposition party to oust the Government especially in a place like Guyana and with the PNC's sordid history.

For me, it's not about winning or losing. I want the Coalition to win because I believe it's best for Indian people and for all Guyanese that the PPP be forced from power. They are doing net harm to Indian people. Another 23 more years and there won't be any more Indians left in Guyana to speak of.

However, I will not write nancy stories and nancy analysis for the Coalition to feel nice on GNI.

Today was not a good day for the Coalition.

However, I will not write nancy stories and nancy analysis for the Coalition to feel nice on GNI.

Today was not a good day for the Coalition.

PNC + AFC = 40 + 5 Percent

PPP = 53 Percent Majority.

A little bit of history.  In 2011 the usual AFC fanatics were screaming that they would beat the PNC and become the main opposition party.  They proceeded to ignore every region in Guyana, aside from Berbice. 

I told them that they were ignoring black people.  The response was the usual screams that caribj is a racist.  I was told that the youth were going to show up for the AFC.  Instead what might have been an ageing Jaganite anti Jagdeo crowd saved the AFC from humiliation.

Votes counted.  AFC came in with a mere 10%, seeing drastic declines in majority black areas. APNU recovered from its weakened position arising from the 2006 election.'

Gerhard conceded that I was right and that they took the black vote for granted, and so that vote drifted back to APNU.

The AFC needs tough love, because they like to delude themselves.

I've actually had extensive chats with the AFC about this problem. They are not creating a party structure where it counts, at the middle and lower levels..

Here is the problem. Trotman, Ramjattan and others started out with a dream in 2005.  They did well for a newbie party in 2006 getting 7% of the votes. They sat down in parliament and didn't develop the structure that you suggest that they should have. 

Faced with a threat of annihilation in 2011  they attached themselves to the premise of Nagamootoo's popularity within the more purist Jaganite parts of the PPP.  The ones who were upset with the direction that Jagdeo took the party.  They lost more than 25% of the votes which they obtained in 2006, but attracted 10k votes from Regions 5 and 6. 

Basically the founders of the AFC are tired and out of ideas, so they have now handed the AFC to the Nagamootoo faction.  These are exPPPites who haven't really grown from the Jagan days of "leader worship".  They think that "Moses" will be the biblical Moses, indeed Stormborn even fooling himself that Moses will woo blacks.

Stormborn fails to understand that Afro Guyanese only value the AFC in terms of its ability to woo votes from the PPP to ensure their defeat.  They aren't caught up with this Moses "magic". He lacks the charisma that Rupert Roopnarine displayed in the last election.  He hasn't helped the poorest as did Sharma.

Nagamootoo is seen as a decent man, but not a man with cross over appeal. If he cannot attract Indian support, as far as the PNC is concerned, they see him as having no use. 

If Nagamootoo doesn't perform I am forecasting right now that the next intra PNC battle will be among the anti Granger factions who Granger will punish by dropping them as MPs to allow Nagamootoo his 12 seats.

If Nagamootoo performs then this faction will be silent as they will know full well that without him, the PPP would be the winner.  Those dropped as MPs will play a role in the LGE as that will surely be held by 2016 should the coalition win.

Here is the problem. Trotman, Ramjattan and others started out with a dream in 2005.  They did well for a newbie party in 2006 getting 7% of the votes. They sat down in parliament and didn't develop the structure that you suggest that they should have. 

Faced with a threat of annihilation in 2011  they attached themselves to the premise of Nagamootoo's popularity within the more purist Jaganite parts of the PPP.  The ones who were upset with the direction that Jagdeo took the party.  They lost more than 25% of the votes which they obtained in 2006, but attracted 10k votes from Regions 5 and 6. 

Basically the founders of the AFC are tired and out of ideas, so they have now handed the AFC to the Nagamootoo faction.  These are exPPPites who haven't really grown from the Jagan days of "leader worship".  They think that "Moses" will be the biblical Moses, indeed Stormborn even fooling himself that Moses will woo blacks.

Stormborn fails to understand that Afro Guyanese only value the AFC in terms of its ability to woo votes from the PPP to ensure their defeat.  They aren't caught up with this Moses "magic". He lacks the charisma that Rupert Roopnarine displayed in the last election.  He hasn't helped the poorest as did Sharma.

Nagamootoo is seen as a decent man, but not a man with cross over appeal. If he cannot attract Indian support, as far as the PNC is concerned, they see him as having no use. 

If Nagamootoo doesn't perform I am forecasting right now that the next intra PNC battle will be among the anti Granger factions who Granger will punish by dropping them as MPs to allow Nagamootoo his 12 seats.

If Nagamootoo performs then this faction will be silent as they will know full well that without him, the PPP would be the winner.  Those dropped as MPs will play a role in the LGE as that will surely be held by 2016 should the coalition win.

I was even present at one NYC AFC meeting where the Jaganites and the KFC Original Recipe were at each other's throats worse than any session of the Guyana Parliament between PPP and PNC.

You are truly a nut case. I spoke to no values, no policies no strategy. I said number wise the Coaliation can win."

Yes I long ago spoke of tensions between the PPP refugees and the founder crowd.  I expect that many of the founder crowd, except for the leadership, have already left for APNU.  Assuredly TK and GR aren't the only ones.

If Nagamootoo doesn't deliver he will face the wrath of the Original Recipe, and the APNU.  Granger will assign MPs from the APNU and Original Recipe list, with a view to fully ousting the AFC ASAP.

So Nagamootoo better get those Indians voting for him, or at least not voting for the PPP.

Many of them initially came into the AFC as actual PPP spies with the intent to undermine and destroy the AFC for the PPP's benefit.

These people are unredeemed old school Communist PPPites who have all the PPP mental baggage with them. Just look at how some of them seem to think that they ought to spend good energy demonizing other anti-PPP posters for occasionally for daring to question Comrade Leader Moses et al.

I wouldn't trust a Jaganite with rare exception. The Jaganites never truly left the PPP, some mentally others both mentally and actually.

lol . . . this reminds me of the Menshevik vs Bolshevik nonsense bruited about Freedom House in the days of yore

name them!

And yet a few months ago you were screaming at HM-Redux when he had very negative comments about Hughes and Trotman, calling them and the other black AFC leaders selfish.

ahmmm . . . i didn't know that Cathy/Nigel? Hughes and Raphael Trotman were PPP moles plotting to destroy the AFC

u see, that's why i have to ask the wise satan person these questions

lol

lol . . . this reminds me of the Menshevik vs Bolshevik nonsense captivating Freedom House in the days of yore

name them!

And did any one say that the Hughes family were PPP moles?  Indeed we were pointing out tensions between this founding AFC group (original recipe) and the PPP exiles who arrived with Nagamootoo.  The fact that a few of them have now fled back to the PPP does indeed suggest that among this group were indeed PPP moles.

ahmmm, pot salt . . . this was the 'wisdom' from Shaitaan i was responding to:

"Many of them initially came into the AFC as actual PPP spies with the intent to undermine and destroy the AFC for the PPP's benefit."

pay attention before u butt in next time, arite?

PNC 43% AFC 7% PPP 49%.  This because the black vote showed up and the Indian vote stayed home.  And APNU AFC made inroads into the Amerindian vote.

Here is the problem. Trotman, Ramjattan and others started out with a dream in 2005.  They did well for a newbie party in 2006 getting 7% of the votes. They sat down in parliament and didn't develop the structure that you suggest that they should have. 

Faced with a threat of annihilation in 2011  they attached themselves to the premise of Nagamootoo's popularity within the more purist Jaganite parts of the PPP.  The ones who were upset with the direction that Jagdeo took the party.  They lost more than 25% of the votes which they obtained in 2006, but attracted 10k votes from Regions 5 and 6. 

Basically the founders of the AFC are tired and out of ideas, so they have now handed the AFC to the Nagamootoo faction.  These are exPPPites who haven't really grown from the Jagan days of "leader worship".  They think that "Moses" will be the biblical Moses, indeed Stormborn even fooling himself that Moses will woo blacks.

Stormborn fails to understand that Afro Guyanese only value the AFC in terms of its ability to woo votes from the PPP to ensure their defeat.  They aren't caught up with this Moses "magic". He lacks the charisma that Rupert Roopnarine displayed in the last election.  He hasn't helped the poorest as did Sharma.

Nagamootoo is seen as a decent man, but not a man with cross over appeal. If he cannot attract Indian support, as far as the PNC is concerned, they see him as having no use. 

If Nagamootoo doesn't perform I am forecasting right now that the next intra PNC battle will be among the anti Granger factions who Granger will punish by dropping them as MPs to allow Nagamootoo his 12 seats.

If Nagamootoo performs then this faction will be silent as they will know full well that without him, the PPP would be the winner.  Those dropped as MPs will play a role in the LGE as that will surely be held by 2016 should the coalition win.

the Corentyne Votes

 in 2001 the PPP got 47000,

in 2006 the PPP got 42,000;

11% less than 2001

in 2011 the PPP got 32000.

24% less than 2006

30% less than 2001

Examine the Facts

and Forget the Goat-Shit....

In 2011 -  PPP get over 30% Less Votes than in 2001

Ignore De Goat Shit...

Da cant help them on May 11th...

Lets Count Real Numbers .....

& Real Votes....

Why Yuh Scratching?

The only reason to Scratch & Dig

is if yuh Retarded like Kwame and got Crab Louse.