Three things we learned from: The Sandakan by-election
Tan Hat Tiong, 50, and his wife Ainawait Saari, 66, show their fingers after casting their votes in the Sandakan by-election at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjung Papat 1 and 2 on May 11, 2019. — Bernama pic
In a town of a slight Chinese majority, but near equal amount of Muslim voters, DAP was still favored to win. Some heated campaigning in the second half of the two-week period caused confidence to falter a little bit, and in the last leg of campaigning, DAP’s cakewalk looked more like a mountain.1. Sandakan deserves better
The Muslims complain of the lack of cash handouts , broken promises with rent-to-own homes and other low cost housing projects. He also brought in Umno deputy president Datuk Mohamad Hasan and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as ringers. Perhaps knowing it was a risky gamble, PBS did not associate themselves with the two ‘Malaya’ leaders during their trip here.
But halfway through the by election, the people had yet to hear her speak. PBS had yet to hold a single public ceramah, instead relying on personal touches and door-to-door visits.
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