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Dems at ease with poor poll showing

PHEU THAI PULLS PONGSAPAT BACK IN LINE

Published: 3 Feb 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday shrugged off the latest Bangkok governor opinion poll which shows Democrat candidate MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra in second place.

LONG ROAD AHEAD: Independent Bangkok governor candidate Suharit Siamwalla waves to shoppers while crossing the road in front of Old Siam Plaza on the first day of his ‘one million steps’ campaign to explore the city’s problems.

Pheu Thai Party candidate Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen sits five points ahead of his rival one month from the March 3 election, according to the poll.

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ricefield
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Discussion 20 : 04 Feb 2013 at 00.0720
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The latest poll from Jan 31 and Feb 2 has the PTP candidate at 43.1% up 2 points from the last one. The Democrat Candidate has slipped to 33.1%. That's a 10 point difference.

This article was based on a poll a week ago.

Latest results here:- http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/334070/pongsapat-still-leading-in-latest-poll Same day - same paper.
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Discussion 19 : 03 Feb 2013 at 16.1819
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Why 'democrats' seem to be always in denial of reality?
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Discussion 18 : 03 Feb 2013 at 15.2618
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dekwat (#5): "As for the poll, I would like to know the percentage of respondents that are actually registered and allowed to vote in Bangkok."

As the "other" English-language Thai paper's report makes entirely clear, 3,214 ELIGIBLE voters were polled - i.e. registered to vote in BKK.
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Discussion 17 : 03 Feb 2013 at 15.1217
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With this new poll today who gives now 10 points ahead the PT candidate, it is unbelievable the number of uneducated famers that there is in BKK.
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Discussion 16 : 03 Feb 2013 at 14.1516
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This sound like drug-dealers guarding their prisons, like Police superiors supervising Police, like Yingluck being acting PM in charge, like PT knowing what democracy means, like Thaksin loving Thailand.

(But then ... from what I read at least the drug-dealers do.)
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Discussion 15 : 03 Feb 2013 at 12.2815
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bangmodken 9 - "D1,facts_only? : Can you find an article where your red extremists proclaim they'll accept the democratic process,should they fail to win..."
Can you find an article where a red failed to win an election?
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Discussion 14 : 03 Feb 2013 at 12.1714
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If Pol Gen Pongsapat wins Bangkok will just be an extension of the present government and not be independent. Bad day or rour years for Bangkok.
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Discussion 13 : 03 Feb 2013 at 11.2313
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l thought observers to monitor election are suppose to be independant and non bias,to employ the reds mob rule,who burnt bangkok and looted the shops and fired upon the authorites,led by the alleged terrorist leader jataporn,is a insult to the bangkokian people,and the pt want their own observer as well,who going to monitor the potential intimidation ,the police ?
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Discussion 12 : 03 Feb 2013 at 11.0612
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#1, "therefore whoever wins the election should have the right to govern". Interesting sentence from AV but a bit paradoxical when we remember who governed in 2009/2011, even if he cleverly used the conditional ("should"). In fact the correct sentence must be "whoever lost the election shouldn't have the right to govern".
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Discussion 11 : 03 Feb 2013 at 10.4911
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" He can't just do as he pleases."

In other words , he will work seamlessly with the government.
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