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跟尚达曼说不 4 别把选民的支持视为理所当然 回首向来萧瑟处,谁怕!

 跟尚达曼说不 4

别把选民的支持视为理所当然

回首向来萧瑟处,谁怕!


昨天到后港图书馆,偶然间看到欧进福的回忆录 - 回首向来萧瑟处。书名出自苏东坡的的《定风波》。  翻到1991年大选,欧进福特别提醒行动党别把华文教育者的支持,视为理所当然


今年有没有得选总统,还不肯定。提名日就知道了。这种卖关子的选举,似乎吃定选民,人民行动党政府已经推荐最好的候选人,选民一定要选尚达曼。如果,没有其他合格候选人,那就自动当选好了。


欧进福的话,放到今天,应该改成

【别把选民的支持视为理所当然,影响大局的不再是华教人士。华文教育者,在选民的比例中已经成了落势群体。会不会成为关键的少数,不知道。整体选民的结构已经发生很大变化,不满情绪逐年增加,选民也敢于投自己心仪的人选。】


行动党这种吃选民豆腐的心理,选民哪里不清楚,尤其是年轻人。如果认定候选人太过白,太行动党,理所当然不会投尚达曼。尚达曼要如何自清,如何自我漂黑,还是漂红来取得信任?


回忆录也提到安顺补选。工人党的惹耶勒南以微差获胜。欧进福认为,除了组屋问题和行动党候选人的形象外,出现了一个反常现象,那就是79年补选,行动党的得票比80年大选的得票高。这显示安顺区选民对于行动党信心下降。这场补选,对于行动党简直就是一场恶梦,从包赢到意外输掉


尚达曼名气很高,但是,说到底,他是否接地气?总统的地气?他和选民的沟通,他是否能够华丽转身,已经不是行动党可以控制的。在这样的背景下,最安全的做法,就是自动当选。因此,提名日如果只有一个候选人,并不出奇,大家要见怪不怪。


如果有的话,那么,祝福其他候选人,‘回头望一眼走过来的风雨萧瑟的地方,我信步归去,不管它是风雨还是放晴。’  谁怕谁,尚达曼名气在高,就像安顺补选的行动党一样,也有可能翻车。



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