Don't vote for someone just because he or she is popular.
DJ Mojo Jojo, Magic 89.9
Surveys are useless to the Filipino voter
It seems we are being smothered by surveys, but are surveys of any real use or benefit to the actual voter?
As a voter, what you really need to base your decision on are the qualifications of the candidate and his/her platform of governance - if it is at all made available.
Surveys do not give out that sort of information. Surveys just say that one candidate is popular at the particular time that a survey is conducted.
Surveys are actually more useful for the candidate who must know how his or her campaign is doing. Say, for example, the candidate's survey drops significantly or increases dramatically, the survey data can be correlated with elements of the candidate's campaign. Through surveys, candidates can gain insight into what elements in his campaign are effective, ineffective, and counter-productive.
If his survey improves or dips and it is traced to an element like a new political ad, then it should guide the candidate's decision on whether or not to pour more money into advertising.
Moreover, in cases where the candidate has a very good standing, publishing the results of very positive surveys gives the candidate a psychological advantage over his rivals who may have a lower ranking in the same survey.
In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
Surveys are propaganda tools
Newspaper headlines and first gaps screaming that a candidate has topped one survey or another doesn't just provide publicity for the candidate, it is gives the candidate an opportunity to project himself as the most probable winner of the electoral contest.
This, in effect, allows the candidate to claim victory long before the first ballot is actually cast. By constantly hammering on the claim of being the frontrunner of every survey through the media, the candidate can condition the minds of voters into believing he or she is the "sure winner" in the electoral contest. This helps create a bandwagon effect, which allows the candidate to tap the support of the less critically minded.
Choices are the hinges of destiny.
~Attributed to both Edwin Markham and Pythagoras
My advice: BE INFORMED
The quality of any decision depends on how well informed you are.
Perhaps it goes without saying that if you make a good decision, you're bound to achieve good results. And in order to make a good decision, you need to figure out what your options are and then get as much information about each of the options available to you.
My good friend Magic 89.9 DJ Mojo Jojo says, don't vote for someone just because he or she is popular. This is just like doing something because everybody else is doing it or joining a group just because everybody is joining. That's not deciding for yourself, that's allowing others to decide for you.
As it applies to the election in 2010, it is your responsibility as a voter to get to know about each candidate.
Don't just vote for someone because some personal circumstance that they went through tugged at your heart or because their TV commercial repeatedly tells you that they will help the poor or whatever.
You have to be critical about every candidate, find out if they are telling YOU the truth by reading as much as you can about each candidate and seeing if their actions are consistent with their words.
Get to know more about what their qualifications are, look into their track record as public servants, find out about what they intend to do once they are in office, see if they've been involved in serious misdeeds in the past, and see if they can present a clear and credible plan for doing whatever they say they'll do.
#1 by Dumatha on November 5th, 2009
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I'm an avid viewer to your site, hopefully you can make more joke pics.
#2 by Money Bilyar on November 8th, 2009
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Okay, Money Bilyar pretty much explained his independence in decision-making and his ability to implement those decisions, competence as a potential leader and how his story of "from rags-to-riches" tale makes him the most viable candidate to elevate the country's poverty standing. He's attacked the concept of popularity vs experience/competence head on, but nothing has been said to bail himself out on the C5 mess, his side explaining his purpose on displaying his and her wife's name on donated relief goods, ensuring his own private business won't benefit from him being president in the future as an indirect way to recover invested campaign funds, and a clear and direct stand on the RH bill. While you keep attacking the other candidates, you should expose Villar's too, as we all both deserve to know all of the candidates' shortcomings (including Villar) to aid us in voting. If you don't do this, then your site is nothing but a biased, Villar-sponsored blog site. Prove me wrong.
#3 by admin on November 9th, 2009
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First off, don't threaten me with "your site is nothing but a biased, Villar-sponsored blog site", asshelmet. 'Cos I'm way ahead of you. This is from September:
http://utakngtilapia.com/?p=61
Secondly, the degree of Manny V's suckitude doesn't really have much effect on the degree of Ignoy's suckitude. One vicious feudal land baron is as good as another, I suppose, but I personally think Ignoy sucks way harder, and he's actually got a much better chance of winning the election – more's the pity – so naturally, I'd rather spend my time picking on him, and you dumb UnTs who support him for no good reason at all.
And hey, I could also point out that Big Daddy actually handed out some relief goods to put his name on, rather than meeting with criminal idiots and going to parties like you-know-who.
Manny's kind of a bastard, I'll grant you that, but at least he's not the Manchurian Candidate. I'd prefer a better, third alternative, but if there wasn't one, I'd take the guy who was at least his own man rather than the limp, yellowish tool.
#4 by Dumatha on November 11th, 2009
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Hey, check-out Luskan's artwork, it's also anti-Noynoy.
http://pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405151&page=206
#5 by admin on November 11th, 2009
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Thanks for the tip!
#6 by merian kardenas on November 15th, 2009
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Saw his latest answer to all the issues being thrown to him?
" "Pinilipit ito ng mga naiingit pero sa palagay ko mas guwapo ako sa kanila (Envious people insist on their claims against me, but I think I'm more good-looking than them)," he added in jest, eliciting laughter from those who attended the oath-taking ceremony. "
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/176837/poll-topping-noynoy-now-a-victim-of-character-assassination
try the link people… n_n
#7 by Say Chiz Wiz on November 15th, 2009
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Two words – "Sour Losers" nyahahaha. Blah blah blah all you want – in the end Noynoy will win. And you could all reap your "soured grapes" together with your pathetic, no-chance-of-winning presidentiables.
"Yaya yo sucha loser" – Nyahahahaha x10
#8 by admin on November 15th, 2009
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Whatever, dude. Blowing 20 points of poll lead in less than a month and having the mainstream media openly question his fitness to office? Hey, sounds like a winner to me. As do the words from his own mouth quoted in the comment preceding yours.
#9 by Cel on November 15th, 2009
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Hey, just enjoy the pics, people, and say "NO TO NOYNOY ABNOY!"
utakngtilapia made my day!