The Jamaica elections bear some resemblance to the US political and election landscape. First, there is the amount of money that has been spent on the election presumably by the JLP. If this is in fact true then it does bear resemblance to the US as American politicians always go on massive fundraisers to obtain capital for their campaigns. And then there is the internet. American politicians are now using the internet to channel campaigns having realized that they can reach a wider section of the voting public. The internet does give the opportunity to spread news good or bad rapidly. US democrat Barrack Obama is the subject of an Obama girl clip on Youtube. I believe it was not sanctioned by his camp. The JLP by all accounts seemed to have embraced the web and the power it has to enhance their campaign position. It may have made a great bit of difference. I for one would have to give praise to the party who embraces technology since it might just translate into a new line of thinking for the future. The US political climate features a female in Hillary Clinton and of course Jamaica has Sister Portia.
Then there is the recount issue. Years ago we had the same thing with Messrs. Bush and Gore in the infamous hanging chad situation in Florida. Now Jamaica has it own recount ballot story. To top it off I read in the Gleaner that Bruce Golding had a hunting accident of his own years aback. Well so did Dick Cheney though I think his shooting accident came after the US elections (memory fuzzy on that detail).
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