That everything in the coming election points at the moment to a tight race. On the one hand, the new Prime Minister has signaled that if given a chance he will do some things differently, e.g., he has replaced two serial losers, Colm Imbert the Finance Minister, and Fitzgerald Hinds the National Security Minister. Lost in all this has been the fact that Keith Rowley is the Political Leader of the ruling PNM and none of those changes could have taken place without his express approval. Mr. Young's choice of Attorney General is also curious, She has never distinguished herself at the Bar and has been from day one a fanatical supporter of Dr. Rowley. Her appointment might also be taken as suggesting that no half decent lawyer wanted to be associated at this time with the PNM. So? Is it simply the desperate reshuffling of a poor hand or a signal of changes to come?
But on the other side we have a lady who has proven herself to have no original ideas or even to get out of the mess that we are in. She is also tainted with the label of serial loser and has managed to take complete control of her Party by ensuring that none of the competent people in the UNC who have not exhibited blind loyalty to her are going to be candidates this time around.
The result is that far from being a cakewalk, the UNC finds itself having to rely on race and is struggling to find thinking people to support it. That this could change in the next few weeks is a given. But all indications are that it will be a low poll with a lot of people simply saying 'a pox on both your houses; I ain't voting'. At this stage it is difficult to say which Party will be hurt more - the PNM or the UNC - from this attitude.
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