If she were put forward as a opposition candidate wouldn't her
"credentials" be questioned, mocked, and she put down as just
another "lousy" opposition candidate and another reason to keep the
staus quo?
I find it ludricous that Singaporeans give the benefit of the doubt
to any PAP candidate but never to an opposition one. In democratic
socities it is precisely the shaking up of government every so
often -- even for a weaker one -- that ultimately strengthens both
parties and attracts better candidates -- a virtuous cycle. Parties
that have never been elected are inherently weaker than those that
have. Power corrupts and ultimate power corrupts ultimately; no
party is immune to this.
The government's first objective -- and in this they have been
singularly successful -- has been to limit the number, quality and
strength of any opposition...this continues unabated.
It's remarkable what even a one-term opposition party would
accomplish in shaking Singapore politics up and giving back a
democratic semblance. Over a short term they could maintian the
staus quo economic policies while opening up the books, providing
complete accountability, and an "audit" of the true state of the
nation. Imagine the civil service response to new task masters.
