ANALYSIS: Unless a surge happens, it’s hard for voters to get excited about 2019 election – and here’s why By Stephen Grootes StephenGrootes
As the elections are now just three weeks and two days away, there appears to be an almost “who cares” approach on the part of some voters. The undecided voters, who parties are supposed to be chasing hard these days, appear to be almost unreachable. For many others, there is a sense ofr just plain “same old, same old” to this election campaign.
So then, if this is the root of the problem of why this election seems so dull, or lacking in new issues, what then could change it? What could inflame this campaign and significantly change its outcome? However, it seems many voters have almost factored this in: they were aware of these problems, and have already made up their mind about which way they would vote.
It would be able to line up plenty of other senior black members to condemn those who left the party now. That said, some kind of “racial scandal” could still have an effect on the number of floating voters who decide to cast their ballot for the party.
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