The SA Politics Thread Part 6

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Priapus said:
Yup. Lots of people on WhatsApp groups telling people they can vote anywhere. Then getting upset and showing me IEC website when I say they are wrong.
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All by design. We could vote anywhere in the first 2 elections.
 
wingnut771 said:
All by design. We could vote anywhere in the first 2 elections.
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As even Brit mentioned, this benefits the likes of DA and VF+ as their supporters on average tend to have more upper middle class voters who can afford to pay to travel to the correct station.

There isint any conspiracy, if anything these rules are costing GLM more than anyone.

You can be sure, DA would have raised this issue widely if it put them at a disadvantage. The Blue Machine invests heavily into its PR machine.
 
How does the Western Cape provincial department decide that an aggressive YT and FB ad. attack is a good way to spend taxpayer money?

Must be some election around the corner...
 
DentistGuy said:
I've been getting nonstop YouTube ads from the Western Cape Provincial Department about their 'excellent projects' in combatting crime.
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So was it an DA add, or a provincial government ad? Did the provincial government tell you to vote DA? What the GLM did here is effectively abuse the public broadcaster for free electioneering, which is actually despicable, but shows their desperateness.
 
DentistGuy said:
20% increase for the DA? I doubt it.

I think MK will be closer to 7%. ANC at 44-45% makes sense to me.
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We will see.
TheChamp said:
The ANC got 46% in 2021, that is the base to work from, anyone who comes up with a number lower than that is talking rubbish.

Since we all know this is a National election, it is clear that the ANC have got the majority in the bag, without a shadow of doubt in our minds and in our hearts.
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Quoted for posterity.
 
TheChamp said:
The ANC got 46% in 2021, that is the base to work from, anyone who comes up with a number lower than that is talking rubbish.

Since we all know this is a National election, it is clear that the ANC have got the majority in the bag, without a shadow of doubt in our minds and in our hearts.
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Listen clearly now...tell me which party didn't exist in 2021 but exists now in 2024 and which is destroying the ANC (in conjunction with the IFP) in KZN?
 
Clean Green said:
So was it an DA add, or a provincial government ad? Did the provincial government tell you to vote DA? What the GLM did here is effectively abuse the public broadcaster for free electioneering, which is actually despicable, but shows their desperateness.
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We both know exactly why this Western Cape Provincial government boasting ad. campaign has been taken out just before the elections.
 
ShaunSA said:
What's Serial saying then?
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Pretty much what we were expecting...

COMMENT | This is turning into a blatant electioneering speech by Ramaphosa. He cites all manner of progress by his government, referring to energy, infrastructure and the fight against crime and corruption. It is a clear last-ditch attempt to win over voters to the ANC. Surely an abuse of power by the president? An abuse of public resources and the public broadcaster?
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www.news24.com

WRAP | COMMENT: Ramaphosa ‘abuses’ national address to cynically campaign for the ANC | News24

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday ahead of the general elections this week.
www.news24.com www.news24.com
 
DentistGuy said:
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The quiz is dumb (would say mine works better... :whistling: ).

I got COPE, ASA and BOSA on my first try.

On my second try, COPE, ASA and RISE...
 
DentistGuy said:
'DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille says the official opposition is not ruling out the possibility of going into coalition with the ANC because it will not outright win the national elections this coming Wednesday.'

-Did the Multiparty charter people see this?
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I will always find it hilarious when people feign indignation when politicians show they have flexible loyalty. That's democracy. Always has been. Always will be. The alternative is a Monarch.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
Historically higher turnout elections favour GLM and not DA who benefit from lower turnout.

I'm also struggling to see where those from the Mybb DA committee that predict significant growth see where that will come from. IMO, they stay where they were in 2019.

They may gain back some lost VF+ votes but ignore that their vote has been further fragmented by the likes of PA, Action SA, Rise Mzansi and even Mmusi who will take away what would have been an extra seat for them.
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At minimum DA should be back at 2014 levels (22 - 23%). Even better if they go 24 - 27%. Nothing more than that.

I also doubt the drop below 20%. Since it would require DA to be hammered in KZN (which I think will boost DA support thx to Pappas), GP (which is showing to be equal to the 2019 result), and WC (which would require DA to be sucker-punched in both CPT and George). Then there are the rural areas in EC and NC, which DA has been advancing into since 2021.
 
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