OUTSYED THE BOX
As far as the Chinese votes are
concerned, one very well informed speaker (a Chinese) pointed out that
even at the height of Tun Dr Mahathir's popularity, only 30% of Chinese
voted for the BN. In 2008, this percentage went down to just over 20%.
In By Elections, this figure has dropped below 20%. What does this
mean? The Chinese vote has actually been discounted.
Tun Dr Mahathir is so right - what really
matters is the Malay vote. It is the Malay vote that makes or breaks
the elections for anyone. The same speaker also pointed out something
else that I have said so many times before - by 2018 the bumiputras will
make up 70% of the country's population. It is the Malay vote that will
carry the day.
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