DA Manifesto Launch

How many voters actually care about a party's policies? I suspect it's more like this - Vote:

ANC: because they will keep apartheid away
EFF: ANC is corrupt, we want free land and free everything
DA: Please fsck let the ANC not be in power anymore

Pretty sure 99% of voters don't even know the policies of the party they'll be voting for.
 
R13... said:
Why did they lose many white supporters? It's not as if their policy position has changed over the years.
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It hasn't changed yes, but it's become a lot clearer. Before it was ambiguous to say the least on matters like Empowerment and land reform. Not it's clear and some of their older support Base didn't react so well
 
OrbitalDawn said:
Yes, it is retarded. Although he did clarify himself afterwards. But still, saying it's the DA flip flopping is simply untrue.
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Telling mps to vote their conscience, and "not understanding" what their BEE vote was for, is pretty damn weak ****.

Hamster said:
How many voters actually care about a party's policies? I suspect it's more like this - Vote:

ANC: because they will keep apartheid away
EFF: ANC is corrupt, we want free land and free everything
DA: Please fsck let the ANC not be in power anymore

Pretty sure 99% of voters don't even know the policies of the party they'll be voting for.
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Sadly you may be right.
 
OrbitalDawn said:
They don't need those kinds of voters, which they've also realised.
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In fact it's a net positive for the DA. If they can get rid of supporters like that, as well as out and out racists, it becomes harder to play the "DA is a racist white party" card. Then they can gain even more voters.
 
Alan said:
Wait until they get their hands on any real power.
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I think it's unlikely they'll ever get an outright majority like the ANC has had. When we do one day have a president from DA they'll still be held accountable by the other parties.
 
xumwun said:
I think it's unlikely they'll ever get an outright majority like the ANC has had. When we do one day have a president from DA they'll still be held accountable by the other parties.
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That's my outlook for SA too, coalition governments, as I don't see any other party getting over 50% anytime soon.
 
The sad truth is that we need the ANC in power. Were the ANC to lose the national government SA would quickly descend into a race war.

The best we can and should hope for is a very reduced majority, with opposition parties in power in a minority of provinces and metropolises.

PS. This is not a policy endorsement, just a recognition of the political realities.
 
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^ race war if ANC does not come back to power ? please tell us more how you came to this conclusion.
 
Arthur said:
The sad truth is that we need the ANC in power. Were the ANC to lose the national government SA would quickly descend into a race war.

The best we can and should hope for is a very reduced majority, with opposition parties in power in a minority of provinces and metropolises.

PS. This is not a policy endorsement, just a recognition of the political realities.
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Except if they do lose the national government the majority would have wanted it.
 
Arthur said:
The sad truth is that we need the ANC in power. Were the ANC to lose the national government SA would quickly descend into a race war.

The best we can and should hope for is a very reduced majority, with opposition parties in power in a minority of provinces and metropolises.

PS. This is not a policy endorsement, just a recognition of the political realities.
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Disagree. I think that a moderately stable coalition who figure how to work together, such as PAC & DA did, who can outvote anc is the best solution.
 
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