Most voters still undecided: survey

[rooster59]

Most voters still undecided: survey

By The Nation

 

Most voters are still undecided between the junta's camp and its rivals in the upcoming general election, an opinion poll has found.

 

The survey was carried out by the Super Poll Research Services among 3,572 respondents from all walks of life around the country from February 20 to March 8, said its director Noppadol Kannikar.

 

Noppadol said the survey found that 21.5 per cent of the respondents said they support the government's camp, which is led by the Phalang Pracharat Party, while 16.1 per cent said they do not.

 

Noppadol said 62.4 per cent of the respondents were still undecided as to which side they should support.

 

The upcoming election is seen as a polarized war between the junta, led by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the candidate for prime minister of the Phalang Pracharat, and the pro-Thaksin camp, led by the Pheu Thai Party.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30365481

 

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[YetAnother]

4 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Most voters are still undecided between the junta's camp and its rivals in the upcoming general election, an opinion poll has found.

then most voters have been sleeping these past 5 years

[Thailand]

Probably waiting to see if there are any opposition parties left on the ballot sheet to vote for.

[JAG]

Most voters are possibly waiting to see what voting options actually remain open to them come the actual poll...

[WeekendRaider]

take what was certainly a huge issue before.  it is hardly ever discussed, that I know.  so how would anyone know where the parties stand on it?  decentralization of the school system.  it was fully delayed.  and then it just dropped away.  

[Samui Bodoh]

"...Noppadol said 62.4 per cent of the respondents were still undecided as to which side they should support..."

 

95.9% understand the futility of voting in a rigged election.

 

93.9% understand that the Cheating Cheaters who Cheat are Cheating again.

 

91.3% understand that there will be... er... ahem 'consequences' for voting the wrong way.

 

94.4% understand that if the 'wrong' people prevail, there will be another coup.

 

91.9% understand that opposition figures who become popular get arrested.

 

92.2% understand that the 'new' establishment aren't done feeding.

 

99.4% understand that these 'surveys' aren't objective.

 

 

[AlexRich]

If they get it "wrong" it'll get sorted with another military coup.

[Denim]

45 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

If they get it "wrong" it'll get sorted with another military coup.

The way things are going , all the possibilities of getting it wrong will have been eliminated before the rubber stamping event.

 

Hence the term ' General election '

only a junta General will be left in the running.

 

Voters who find this annoying have two options. Boycott or vote no.

 

In option one, the junta don't care as even if only their families turn out to vote they will call it a democratic victory.

 

With option two , regardless of anything written on the ballot, only junta votes will be counted.

 

If the voting public accept all this then they will face the consequences.

[madmitch]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The survey was carried out by the Super Poll Research Services among 3,572 respondents from all walks of life around the country from February 20 to March 8, said its director Noppadol Kannikar. 

Those interviewed on February 20th may have decided by now! 16 days to do this survey, that's 25 people per day. Is Superpoll a one man show? It's hardly living up to its monicker!

 

 

 

 

[HLover]

My girlfriend can't decide what to eat this afternoon and it's already 11:00.

 

[Emdog]

Like asking "Do you want to be robbed and then mugged, or mugged and then robbed?"

[yellowboat]

They cannot decide between an abomination government dressed in green or one that plays by the rules.   Many educated Thais I meet who have left Thailand look down on the average Thai for being spineless, less than curious and thoughtless.  I argue against that notion, but this poll proves me wrong.

 

A better poll would be:  Are you afraid of political discussion and the Thai army?   

[seajae]

24 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

They cannot decide between an abomination government dressed in green or one that plays by the rules.   Many educated Thais I meet who have left Thailand look down on the average Thai for being spineless, less than curious and thoughtless.  I argue against that notion, but this poll proves me wrong.

 

A better poll would be:  Are you afraid of political discussion and the Thai army?   

or maybe they also realize ptp/thaksin is just as bad, unfortunately they dont have a real good choice in this, they can vote for corrupt parties or the army, does make it hard as they will be ripped off either way. The new young party may be the answer but no one knows what they will be like, choosing the right one to run the country isnt easy 

[tlandtday]

5 hours ago, AlexRich said:

If they get it "wrong" it'll get sorted with another military coup.

sounds like brexit we will let you vote but if we don't like it we will annul it...

[tlandtday]

31 minutes ago, seajae said:

or maybe they also realize ptp/thaksin is just as bad, unfortunately they dont have a real good choice in this, they can vote for corrupt parties or the army, does make it hard as they will be ripped off either way. The new young party may be the answer but no one knows what they will be like, choosing the right one to run the country isnt easy 

I think they don't want to state an opinion for fear of some type of reprisal it is a silent majority voting against the current admin I believe

[TKDfella]

Well from from what I read this morning there might only be junta left to vote for. Someone complained about the Pheu Thai party and wants the party dissolved. A lawyer apparently said that the PM candidate misled people about her popularity. Geez, this is crazy. So now it's a 'crime' to over(under)estimate about one's popularity when canvassing. Maybe I'm wrong but this sounds like a 'put up' job to me. Grab at anything little thing and shout 'dissolve this party' and 'dissolve that party'. I wonder how many times this lawyer has 'overestimated' his ability while talking to clients? All sounds ridiculous to me and I'd laugh if it wasn't so serious.
 

[nickstav]

"If your vote really mattered, they wouldn't let you do it" Mark Twain.

[cliveshep]

We still don't know how you can identify your chosen party from the ballot paper reputed to have only numbers in it.

 

Anyone know if it identifies the party with the number of the candidate?

 

My wife doesn't follow politics and I keep telling her she needs to try an keep up, she asks who do I vote for? So my answer is Future Forward Party, all the others have history, pro-junta or pro Thaksin are all corrupt in the extreme. No guarantees with FFP but you got some sort of chance with them - you got NONE with the hi-so rip-off artists from either of the other camps.

[dcnx]

Who in their right mind is going to put their name on a list as voting against the junta?

 

That’s all this is, a sham for international peen stroking and a list builder of their enemies.

[Artisi]

5 hours ago, yellowboat said:

They cannot decide between an abomination government dressed in green or one that plays by the rules.   Many educated Thais I meet who have left Thailand look down on the average Thai for being spineless, less than curious and thoughtless.  I argue against that notion, but this poll proves me wrong.

 

A better poll would be:  Are you afraid of political discussion and the Thai army?   

"or one who plays by the rules" 

Which rules and which government might that be? 

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, TKDfella said:

Well from from what I read this morning there might only be junta left to vote for. Someone complained about the Pheu Thai party and wants the party dissolved. A lawyer apparently said that the PM candidate misled people about her popularity. Geez, this is crazy. So now it's a 'crime' to over(under)estimate about one's popularity when canvassing. Maybe I'm wrong but this sounds like a 'put up' job to me. Grab at anything little thing and shout 'dissolve this party' and 'dissolve that party'. I wonder how many times this lawyer has 'overestimated' his ability while talking to clients? All sounds ridiculous to me and I'd laugh if it wasn't so serious.
 

Don't really think it matters, the outcome looks to be pretty well organised already. 

[NoshowJones]

9 hours ago, Denim said:

The way things are going , all the possibilities of getting it wrong will have been eliminated before the rubber stamping event.

 

Hence the term ' General election '

only a junta General will be left in the running.

 

Voters who find this annoying have two options. Boycott or vote no.

 

In option one, the junta don't care as even if only their families turn out to vote they will call it a democratic victory.

 

With option two , regardless of anything written on the ballot, only junta votes will be counted.

 

If the voting public accept all this then they will face the consequences.

"only a junta General will be left in the running". Would that be a Maj/Gen or a Lt/Gen?

[nong38]

I think most voters probably know who they will not vote for, it then becomes a bit more muddy. No matter what clever dick of the poll says the country is pretty much as before the top half votes for "our man in Dubai" and associates whilst anyone south of that pretty much goes for Abishit and chums it will be interesting to see where the "top Man" will prune his support from. Then of course there is dear old "Sooty" who created the situation for you no who to step in and save the country, no surprise then that "Sooty" has pledged his allegiance to ………...the name escapes me...……...its not Montague Burton   its...…….that chap in the traditional costume over there.