Some people will agree wholeheartedly
Against Sylvia Lim's accusation of gerrymandering in Aljunied GRC, SM Goh has this to say: “Actually the electoral boundary is not the critical factor. The most important factors will be the quality of the candidates and the reputation of the party.”
Against the "inevitable accusations of gerrymandering", The Straits Times has this to say:
But the proof of the pudding is in the eating - and it looks like the opposition is set to contest all the SMCs and all but two of the 15 GRCs. If the alleged gerrymandering were so coercive as to assure the ruling party of a free ride in every instance, the opposition would not be planning to contest so many seats - the most they have in decades.
One dodges the issue, the other assumes that the presence of Opposition contestation indicates lack of unfair play. No one says gerrymandering (Sg version) assures the ruling party a free ride. Whether it gives them an easier ride in an unfair manner is another matter.
Against the "inevitable accusations of gerrymandering", The Straits Times has this to say:
But the proof of the pudding is in the eating - and it looks like the opposition is set to contest all the SMCs and all but two of the 15 GRCs. If the alleged gerrymandering were so coercive as to assure the ruling party of a free ride in every instance, the opposition would not be planning to contest so many seats - the most they have in decades.
One dodges the issue, the other assumes that the presence of Opposition contestation indicates lack of unfair play. No one says gerrymandering (Sg version) assures the ruling party a free ride. Whether it gives them an easier ride in an unfair manner is another matter.
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Trust the ST to come up with such a fallacious argument.
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