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This presidential election can be received by the political equipment that ensured the win of former president Benigno S. Aquino III in 2010. Grassroots mobilization is the important thing to the win of Vice chairman Leni Robredo.
Allow us to analyze the scenario. Why do I consider that this can be a hotly contested and shut battle between Robredo and the camp of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior? Furthermore, ultimately, it’s Robredo successful by a squeak, one million extra votes.
First, allow us to have a look at their current voter bases on the nationwide stage. Clearly, among the many ten presidential candidates, solely 4 of them, specifically Marcos Junior, Robredo, Lacson, Pacquiao, and Moreno, registered greater than 10 million votes in nationwide elections.
Candidate | Senatorial run | Vice chairman | President |
Leni Robredo | 14 million | ||
Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos Junior | 13million (2010) | 14 million | |
Panfilo “Ping” Lacson | 10.5M (2001)
15.5M (2007) 17M (2016)
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3.5million (2004) | |
Manny Pacquiao Jr | 16million (2016) | ||
Isko Moreno | 11.1 million (2016) |
There’s solely Panfilo Lacson who had a file in a presidential election. In 2004, Lacson ran for president and misplaced to Arroyo by a mile. He bought solely 3.5 million votes. Nonetheless, Lacson bought 17 million votes as a senatorial candidate in 2016—the very best votes to this point in his political profession, one million extra votes than Pacquiao’s at 16 Million.
Like Robredo, Isko Moreno additionally ran and misplaced his nationwide marketing campaign for the senatorial submit in 2016, with solely 11.1 million.
Candidate | Low | Excessive | Voter Attain |
Robredo | 14Million | 14M | |
Marcos | 13Million | 14Million | 13M |
Lacson | 3.5 | 17M | 10.5M |
Moreno | 11.1M | 11.1M | |
Pacquiao Jr. | 16M | 16M |
Within the desk above, Pacquiao Junior has the very best voter attain among the many candidates with 16 million votes, adopted by Robredo at 14 Million, BBM at 13 Million, Moreno at 11M, and Lacson 10.5Million. Nonetheless, Pacquiao’s Junior’s numbers are his numbers as certainly one of twelve selections on the senatorial stage, so it’s fairly exhausting to find out what his precise voter base is; the identical goes with Moreno. What is evident amongst these candidates is that of Lacson, who generated solely 3.5 Million in his 2004 run as presidentiable.
Assuming arguendo that Pacquiao’s 16 Million is already fractured on account of his current row with the PDP-Laban faction of Cusi-Matibag, this will likely translate right into a attainable lack of between 2-3 million votes, making Pacquiao’s current voter base at 11-13million.
Figuring out the voter bases of Robredo and Marcos is straightforward—each keep at 14 million every after their vice presidential contest that noticed Robredo squeaking a win over Marcos by simply 200,000 plus votes. Isko Moreno, then again, may even see his voter base Improve by 1-2 million on account of his steady public publicity for the previous six years and the extremely public help given to him by Duterte’s teams.
Actual numbers
The Fee on Elections pegged the whole voter inhabitants at 66.5 million. Ballot analysts presume that the precise voter turnout would attain between 75 and 80% this Could 9 elections. Allow us to peg it at 80%. That accounts for 53,520,000 votes. Making use of this to our candidates, we discover their precise share voter turnout shares on the following:
Precise Voter Turnout | 53,520,000 | % |
Robredo | 14,000,000 | 26% |
BBM | 14,000,000 | 26% |
Moreno | 13,000,000 | 24% |
Pacquiao | 13,000,000 | 24% |
Lacson | 10,500,000 | 20% |
Now, allow us to presume that the surveys are right and predictive; we decide the actual precise numbers of share shares by way of desire for the presidency, once more, utilizing as our base 53.52 million.
Candidate | Pulse Asia Survey March 2022 | Precise Vote |
BBM | 60% | 32,112,000 |
Robredo | 15% | 8,028,000 |
Moreno | 10% | 5,352,000 |
Pacquiao | 8% | 4,281,600 |
Lacson | 2% | 1,070,400 |
Relaxation | 5% | 2,676,000 |
What’s unsuitable with the numbers? There has by no means been a candidate working for the presidency that went previous 45% of the share share of the particular voter turnout. First, it takes many logistics for one to mobilize 32 million voters from their houses to the precincts to safe a win. Logistics prices cash. Furthermore, second, it entails a substantial variety of individuals to herd and secures these votes come election time. For one to totally attain a voter share of fifty % (50%), one should safe protection of sixty to seventy % (70%) of all precincts, which stands at 110,000 precincts. Moreover, sustaining such a large military of volunteers entails prices at actual costs.
Elections to be received at a grassroots stage
COMELEC information present that the very best share ever recorded {that a} presidential guess achieved was Benigno S. Aquino III, with 42.08% of the votes or 15,208,678. Former president Joseph Estrada claims second greatest at 39.86% or 10,722,295 votes out of 29Million plus voters who turned out for the elections. Opposite to claims, Duterte’s 39.02% share of votes in 2016 is simply the third greatest.
When Aquino received, 74.34% of 51,317,073 voters went to the polls to vote, or 38,149,371. When Davao mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte ran for the presidency, he bought 16,601,997 votes or 39.02% of the vote, with a voter turnout of 80.69%. There’s a yarn being peddled that Duterte bought extra votes than Aquino. In fact, dumb ass, the whole voter inhabitants in 2016 is larger than in 2010 at 55,739,911.
The one post-Marcos regime candidate who virtually went previous 50% of the votes was when Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Lakas NUCD-UMDP ran for the vice presidency, getting 49.56% 12,667,252 of the votes. When Gloria ran in 2004 for the presidency, she nonetheless bought an excellent share of 39.99% of the votes, or 12,905,808. Arroyo received regardless of having a really formidable opposition candidate within the particular person of well-known actor Fernando Poe Junior who ran below the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino with 11,782,232 or 36.51% of the vote.
If we’re to account for the historic shares of votes throughout presidential elections in a post-Marcos regime period, it’s protected to say that shares of the successful candidate hover between 39% to 42% solely. Assuming that the precise voter turnout will get to 53,520 million in these upcoming elections, the actual numbers present what number of votes a candidate must take the presidency: 20,872,800 at 39% or 42% at 22,478,400. Well beyond this, and you’ll need greater than 10 billion pesos to finance such a chunk of well-oiled marketing campaign equipment.
Presuming that our numbers are right, it’s attainable for BBM at the moment to garner at the least 30-40% of the votes for the presidency, that, in absolute numbers, between 20-21 million. Are 20 million votes protected to seal victory on the presidential polls? No.
In a extremely fractured election such because the one, we face immediately, the possibilities of Robredo additionally getting 20 million votes is a chance to not be discounted. Assuming that at this level, Robredo’s 15% preferential rankings on the survey solely quantity to 8Million, the very fact is, that is nowhere across the 14 million voter base we presume that Robredo bought in her vice-presidential run.
Calculating the attainable variety of voters that will vote for Robredo, we assume that her numbers stand between 15-25%–a determine derived from the varied presidential surveys performed by Pulse Asia, Social Climate Stations (SWS), Laylo Analysis, and OCTA.
precise voter turnout | 53,520,000 | ||
Candidate | Low | Excessive | Median |
15% | 25% | 20% | |
Robredo | 8,028,000 | 13,380,000 | 10,704,000 |
Discover that the numbers are nowhere close to the 14 million votes that Robredo garnered throughout her vice-presidential win in 2016. Because of this survey rankings do probably not mirror the realities on the time of the polls.
Do endorsements matter?
The Nacionalista Social gathering of former Senate president Manny Villar had already introduced social gathering backing of the presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior. So, we now have three (3) political titans behind the BBM candidacy: Arroyo’s Lakas, Villar’s Nacionalista and Erap Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino/UNA. A fraction of FPJ’s forces, Cagsawan’s FPJPM has additionally introduced their help behind BBM. Since BBM is allied with Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP), allow us to presume that half of the Duterte forces are additionally supporting BBM.
So, do these endorsements matter? Sure and no. Sure, as a result of that exhibits you further floor help come election time. No, as a result of these nationwide events don’t matter within the native floor struggle.
The bottom struggle occurring on the native authorities ranges appears hotly and tightly contested. In each nationwide and native election, candidates thoughts their candidacies. Sure, they’d carry a nationwide candidate of their posters and pattern ballots, but it’s completely different on the subject of D-Day—the day of the elections. Native candidates solely carry a selected nationwide candidate for 2 (2) causes: one, if the nationwide candidate is fashionable, it’s nicely inside the curiosity of the native candidate to make use of her or him in his/her marketing campaign. Second, if the maintain or grip of the nationwide social gathering is so robust in a selected locality, the candidate doesn’t have any alternative however to abide by the social gathering’s needs. Once more, following social gathering strains entails prices. Most, if not all, candidates on the native ranges solely and actively marketing campaign for his or her nationwide social gathering’s bets if the social gathering provides them marketing campaign funds or, at greatest, permit their nationwide campaigners to help the native bets’ candidacies.
What issues behind any political endorsement is its high quality. A number of elements to account for: first, the political capital of the endorser. Second, is the endorser nonetheless related within the present political scene? Third, is the endorser placing his assets and monies behind the endorsed? Lastly, does the endorser lend his personal grassroots marketing campaign equipment for his endorsed candidate?
Arroyo-Villar-Estrada-Duterte vs. Roxas-Aquino’s endorsements
Among the many political titans who help BBM, former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is recognized by analysts because the one which issues. Arroyo appeared to have efficiently staged a political comeback. When she turned speaker of the Home, her political allies additionally gained their political resurrections. Will Arroyo’s substantial political clout matter for BBM?
Villar has been away for thus lengthy in politics that the one factor that issues to him is to additional prop up his son Mark’s candidacy as a senator. Mark Villar is registering solely between the fourth to sixth slots, which is simply too removed from his mom’s efficiency, Cynthia Villar, who bought the primary slot among the many fortunate senatorial. Villar made a masterstroke transfer when he put his greenback behind BBM. The billionaire tycoon might need seen BBM’s vaunted electoral equipment and thought supporting BBM would seal the primary senatorial slot for his son.
The identical goes for the Estrada camp. Jinggoy Estrada misplaced terribly on the senatorial polls. The identical goes to JV Ejercito. For the Estrada’s to safe their political slots, they want the perceived hefty electoral equipment of BBM and that of Sara’s. So, the Estrada issue is by no means substantive. Estrada beneficial properties extra from BBM by way of this election.
Will a Duterte endorsement matter to BBM? No. Duterte’s endorsement is way too small even to dent BBM’s. Duterte received the 2016 elections due to the next: first, energetic grassroots organizations notably these of the organized Left and a few teams allied with army figures, supported him. Such an enormous political pressure doesn’t exist anymore. Second, the administration vote, or what we name the “Liberal Democratic” vote was break up between Roxas, the official administration guess, and Grace Poe. If we’re to mix their respective votes or presume that half of Poe’s went to Roxas, the Liberal technocrat could have received the 2016 elections.
Lastly, the Duterte political equipment is not any extra. Do you actually consider that PDP-Laban’s political pressure sealed Duterte’s victory? No. Duterte received piggybacking on the equipment of Lakas-NUCD, Kamppi, Nacionalista, Nationalist Folks’s Coalition, and a few segments of UNA of Vice chairman Jejomar Binay who jumped ship in April, a number of weeks earlier than the elections.
The actual fact is, Duterte already misplaced this massive political pressure through the 2019 elections– upon the undoing of his daughter, Sara Duterte. In an effort to create a strong Duterte political base, Sara Duterte did the unthinkable by creating her personal political social gathering, Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Such a maverick political transfer led to the fracture that precipitated the diminution of the PDP-Laban and the destruction of all the Duterte pressure. Kilusan ng Pagbabago, who’s the motion behind Duterte’s ballot success, was successfully neutralized by the Go’s faction composed of veteral politicians, technocrats, and ex-military males with checkered information.
Within the 2019 polls, Duterte endorsed his presidential assistant and his shut buddy, Christopher Go, who managed solely to get the fourth slot among the many twelve fortunate senatorial regardless of his huge electoral chest. Identical goes to former PNP chief and now Senator Bato dela Rosa. His different fanatics, primarily Mocha Uson, misplaced their respective candidacies. Duterte’s endorsement shouldn’t be as robust as Fidel Ramos (FVR’s) and even Benigno S. Aquino’s.
When Arroyo endorsed Villar in 2010, Villar bought 15% of the votes. Formally, Gloria additionally supported Gibo Teodoro, however her protection secretary didn’t even register double digits. Her endorsements of a number of different nationwide candidates additionally failed miserably on the polls.
Will the perceived help of Mar Roxas and the Aquino household matter to Robredo? Sure. Roxas has a political community that jibes with that of the Aquinos. Keep in mind that his identical equipment defeated the closely funded Villar presidential marketing campaign in 2010 by a mile. Regardless of Villar reportedly spending greater than 2 billion pesos for his marketing campaign, Villar misplaced to Aquino. Pnoy received 43% of the votes or 15 million by a mile. In the meantime, Roxas’ endorsement is an effective and additional 2-3 million votes.
Pnoy system to seal Robredo’s victory
So, we now have the next attainable outcomes for this election, accounting for the endorsements.
Candidate | Calculated Voter base | Attainable Improve on account of endorsements and nationwide | Attainable vote depend come Could 9, 2022 |
Robredo | 14M | Pnoy—good for 2-3million votes extra
Roxas—good for 2-3 million votes extra Church and civil society teams: good for 1-3 million |
17-21 plusMillion |
BBM | 14M | Arroyo—good for 2-3 million votes
Villar—good for 1 million Estrada—good for 1-2 million DDS—good for 500,000 |
18-20plus million |
Moreno | 13M | Aksyon—good for 1-2 million
Duterte faction: good for 1 million |
14-15Million |
Pacquiao | 13M | Mindanao based mostly votes: good for 500,000 at the least | 13.5million |
Lacson | 10M | Misplaced Reporma | 8-9million at greatest |
Conclusion
The presidential elections can be received via the bottom struggle. Whoever most native bets carry of their respective campaigns will win the presidency. Funds movement can be essential. Nonetheless, probably the most important issue that may seal a victory would be the variety of precise volunteers who will persuade their mates or their complete barangays to go to the polls and vote for his or her most well-liked candidates.
The success of any floor struggle relies on air superiority. Elevated momentum is crucial. A growing notion {that a} explicit candidate is gaining floor quick will solidify the voter base and should improve defections from different events. Ultimately, whoever will get 39-42% of the variety of precise voters on this election, wins the presidency. Due to this fact, it’s now a race to 20million.
For a Duterte backed candidate to win, Duterte forces should work triple occasions greater than they did in 2016. For the Robredo camp, consolidation of forces that labored for Pnoy’s victory in 2010 is significant for the win. Moreno, then again, stands to lose in these elections. Nonetheless, Moreno should preserve himself within the recreation to stop a BBM landslide. In my earlier weblog, Moreno is the anointed monkey wrench on this election. Voters who neither will aspect naturally with Robredo or BBM will go to Moreno’s.
In the meantime, if Pacquiao stays within the recreation, he’ll lose, contemplating that the equipment that sealed his senatorial win doesn’t exist anymore. As for Lacson, his numbers are anticipated to remain as it’s. Lacson stands out as the supreme presidential candidate for our occasions, but actuality says in any other case.
Query: Is it attainable for a presidential candidate to go previous 50% share of votes?
The very construction of our politics deters the bulk distribution of shares of precise votes forged to 1 candidate. For one, our multi-party system contributes to this chance. With greater than two (2) political events inserting their bets for these nationwide posts, particularly for the presidency, it’s statistically inconceivable for a candidate to get majority shares of votes. The extra candidates, the lesser share of votes a dominant political participant will get.
Moreover, shares of votes rely a lot on the logistical equipment of the candidate. Think about mobilizing between 20 million to 25 million voters to their precincts at present costs come election time. That entails an enormous provide chain administration drawback. Furthermore, all people is aware of what occurs in a nationwide marketing campaign—throughout native polls, most allied political forces on the native ranges not often even promote their federal candidates. Most native elections, notably these working for the mayoral or council members’ posts, spend on their candidacies first earlier than placing their monies to successful their favored nationwide candidates.
Native political forces usually disregard campaigning for his or her nationwide posts, which entails great prices. To guarantee a turnout of 20 million votes, that you must create 1000’s of ballot volunteers who will most likely each function voter herders and ballot watchers. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez reveals that the ballot physique needs to extend the variety of precincts from 100 to 102,000. Simply consider spending for the wants of simply half of those precincts, at 50,000 ballot watchers, plus paralegals and others, that already quantities to greater than 100,000,000 pesos.
AVT | 53,520,000 | % |
Robredo | 21,000,000 | 0.392376682 |
BBM | 20,000,000 | 0.373692078 |
Moreno | 14,000,000 | 0.261584454 |
Pacquiao | 13,500,000 | 0.252242152 |
Lacson | 8,000,000 | 0.149476831 |
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