According to numerous reports I have received FROM THE GROUND in THE MECCA, Keron Valentine has an early lead in the race to become the next PRESIDENT of PAN TRINBAGO.
My sources are projecting around 210 delegate votes and at this point in the campaign Keron Valentine has roughly 80 delegates in his corner with Beverley in second place with 60 votes and Keith Beyer trailing in third place with 52 votes.
The remaining 18 votes are scattered among the other candidates.
Please keep in mind -- PAN LOVERS -- that this is preliminary polling with KERON VALENTINE gettting a substantial boost from his POLISHED and SOPHISTICATED LAUNCHING last week. We are yet to see ROLL OUTS from Beverley Ramsey-Moore and Keith Beyer and Bryon Serrette.
Vernon Morancie is doing his presentation today at 3 p.m. on WACK RADIO, so he is expected to win a view votes after his interview. Of course, Byron Serrette -- being the most media-savvy candidate -- is expected to shake up the race once he hits the TV and the RADIO and the NEWSPAPERS with at BLITZ that is going to push him right into the center of the LEAD PACK.
I fully expect to see Beverley Ramsey-Moore and Darren Sheppard and Keith Byer LAUNCH this week and take advantage of the NOMINATION BUZZ starting tomorrow.
Please keep in mind -- PAN LOVERS -- that the RACE is in its early stages and these are just cursory NUMBERS which could change DRASTICALLY as candidates settle in for their RUN TO THE FINISH LINE!!!
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Give me More Tempo
Well, folks, I am sure that you saw THE BIG ROLLOUT today for BEVERLEY and TEAM REBUILD. And, clearly, she has picked up a lot of support since this initial POLLING. So I am going to UPDATE MY NUMBERS.
With all the TOBAGO BANDS getting in to the act and giving every last vote to BEVERLEY (I could call it gerrymandering -- but I will get back into that later) and some help from some RECYCLED CANDIDATES from TRINIDAD, TEAM REBUILD has now TAKEN THE LEAD with 67 votes to 62 for Keron Valentine.
Keith Byer has NOT DONE A ROLLOUT so he continues to labour in third with his same 52 votes.
That leaves 29 votes split among the remaining 6 candidates.
The numbers will continue to change. Especially when other teams do their ROLLOUTS!!!
Well, Mercer, Bryon Serrette is probably the BEST CANDIDATE in many respects. But I just cannot see him having any new ideas.
I think that PAN TRINBAGO is OVER-STAFFED -- could SERRETTE go in there and trim the staff down?
And the PANORAMA BAND HOPPING, could SERRETTE clean that up and reduce the number of STEELBANDS down to about 75? And the WEBSITE BUILDING and all the modern approaches to making PAN TRINBAGO GLOBALLY RELEVANT -- could he think like that? I don't think so.
Too many OLD LOYALTIES to implement change.
It is hard for me to see any REAL CHANGE coming. The candidates are still too much on the KING and QUEEN HEAD to effect meaningful change.
Between you and me boy, ah feel real bad about PROFESSOR'S DEATH. Imagine some "wreckless" driver cut ah cross you and force you to hit your brakes too sharp and he gone about his business and you end up skidding and running off the road and almost fatally injuring yourself. And then when they take you to the hospital some QUACK DOCTORS do some HALF-ASS SURGERY on you and leave you to bleed to death. Man, THAT BREAK MY HEART!!!
Oh well, LIFE GOES ON!!!
It is easier to choose a PM or Prez of T&T, than a PanTrinbago prez. Any chosen one will have problems implementing changes, and you know what they say about change, but sumptin gotta give.
Putting things into perspective, Pro's death is tuff to take, don't know much about the docs and surgery, but I'm sure they tried their best, after all, dah was the Professor. Yeah, life goes on, but WE WAS ROBBED. May he rest in PEACE.
If Bryon Serrette is not directly associated with any band, he's got my vote even though I doh have one. Do these delegates have any idea about who is who? Would it boil down to "friend ting"?
what kind of administrators are these suspects for office? Vet, Vet, Vet.