The poster-still-standing method

When the winds of last week’s typhoon finally died down, only a few posters of the island’s political hopefuls remained standing, prompting a co-worker to remark that she just might have found a different way by which to decide whom to vote for this November. She explained that, instead of her usual “throw-of-the-dart-method,” she will be casting her vote based on whose poster signs remained standing after the storm had come and gone. She insists it makes sense. After all, she reason their signs remained standing while the other signs were blown away is probably due to better planning and execution.

And better planning and execution is what choosing a leader is all about, isn’t is?. So for those of you contemplating going by the “poster-still-standing-method,” below is a quick description of individuals and or groups whose signs remained standing in the calm after the storm.

There were the yellow signs with black and red letters all over them. Then there were the tastefully done posters of the guy who “cares.” None of his posters seemed to have fallen victim to the winds of Nabi. The successful businesswoman’s signs also defied the typhoon as if to say that the best man for the job may be a woman. The guy with the islands’ children’s education at the heart of his hard work and who “works hard” also did not need to re-erect too many posters after the typhoon. Smiling through it all was the big guy with a big smile and a mwar-mwar to match.

The first timer with the many small signs fared real good, also lending credence to the age-old adage that big things do come in small packages indeed. Making a third attempt to get in, this guy’s posters also seemed unscathed by the strong winds, demonstrating yet again that persistence pays off. Will persistence pay off for him this time around?

With his posters also of the small yet effective variety, all of which seemed to have escaped the wrath of Nabi, this guy, formerly of Commerce, then Labor, and then Commerce, a long known advocate of the business community can probably count on the support from this very sector.

The two mayoral candidates with a name in common did good too, with many of their posters standing tall and erect and seemingly untouched by the strong winds of this season’s first typhoon. Will the crowded mayoral race boil down to these two individuals?

Meanwhile, they are still re-erecting posters.

Get out and vote this November. It is the only way to make a difference. Choose right.

Joe Asanuma
Tanapag