The Planning Of An Election Campaign, Barbados Election 2013?

Submitted by Yardbroom

Some commenters – on Barbados Underground – have asked, why is a certain Minister in the media so often…and to what purpose? Dare I say it – and I could be wrong – perhaps it is to do with face recognition, name recall and authority-association.

In order for someone to like you, it helps if they know you, you are respected, and they see in you what they aspire to, or they admire your personal achievements and ideals. The thinking to my humble mind, goes like this. Who will be our major opponents in the future, how can we combat them. Preparation is always the key. We, therefore have to match them at every turn. Situations will be seen like for like – although they will not be – we must have more and better to offer.

You could say the election is years away and there is a lot of work to be done “now.” All true, but the prudent Party is in it for the long haul, it wants the opposition to have a long wait, before regaining power. Of course I could be very wrong indeed, and my theory could be all at sea, but I offer that scenario to you as a thinking exercise. If it is that a certain Minister is being positioned as a counterweight in the minds of the electorate – either inadvertenly or on purpose – to another figure, interesting times are ahead.

In issues of this kind it sometimes helps to state a “personal position.” The reader can then make an honest judgment, as to if there is some bias in what you have written. I have never said or written a “personal” negative word about the individuals to whom I refer, not even during the heat of the last election. I do not know any of the players personally, have not had a job from them or through them, neither do I want one. Neither do I seek wealth or a position.

I am just an ordinary Bajan boy making a comment on the blogs…I am one of the “common people”.