The Political Power
of being Number One
The election is fast approaching , the aspiring leaders of
the of the senate and local government are doing their best campaigning to be
number one in their own political arena . They have their own number one platform if
they were elected. Truly being number one in the political slot can boozed
their personality can change their perspective, from being a dreamer to be an
achiever, in serving their number one country the Philippines.
However if we are dealing with numbers , being number one
can also be favorable to the politicians not only in the pooling counts but in the ballot. The
official voters’ ballot this 2013 election is just like in 2010 presidential
election. A long elongated electronic paper where the politician are arrange
alphabetically and the voters have to do is to block the oval beside their preferred politician. Of course the politicians whose surname begins with
letter A are the first person in the ballot and have an advantage to be voted
by voters who prefer also to be number
one (” number one to go out and finished
the process of voting ” ). I don’t
underestimate the campaign plan of each team or politician because if the
campaign strikes the tender hearts of the voters such us the action plan on the
current problem in the locality, the live and jolly advertisement, the jingles
that catch every person and child and the presentation of their achievements can
mold the mindset of the voter to vote for them. But if their name is in the
first line or let us say or in the first five in the list of 20 and above
category of a certain position they would much probably not be left off. Good
name in the list and exaggerated campaign plan could put any politician in the
position unless their are only five running. The reason for number one sickness
is because, the eyes can see only what the brain wants you to see. Just like if
you are hearing a lecture, your attention could only go for the first 5 to ten minutes span, just like our
feelings, first impression could last, so as to our eyes we favor who are
the first in line. Have we noticed
during our school days most achievers sits in the front or first row. (Except
to the people who are born achievers like THEM) And often time during our exam
if it is a multiple choice we answer letter a at first question and true in
question number 1 for true or false question.
So during election I predict that voters would shade what their mind
could see, the first in line if there are more than 15 candidates. I would not
be surprised if candidate whose surname are in the first five in the official
ballot would be elected like Aquino and Angara for senatorial bet, Hon. Aliping
in congressional slot in the city Baguio, if there are more than 15 contenders
like the councilors so I go with Hon. Alangsabwould have good number, and others who may not be elected but their number of
vote is much better than candidates whose name belong to the last alphabetical
order. And this could be true if the candidates level of exposure is same in terms of public airtime, campaign propaganda and agenda.
I am not endorsing any candidate but this is just my
opinion to our Official Ballot , their are about 50 million voters, for each voters and many of them in my point
of view would just follow the flow to
vote what their mind could see.
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