Can Estrada still catch up? ENQUIRY Demaree J. B. Raval 02/07/2010

Can Estrada still catch up? ENQUIRY Demaree J. B. Raval 02/07/2010 That is the question posed by my friend Fel Maragay in his article on former President Joseph Estrada’s chances as a consequence of the decision of the second division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) throwing out the disqualification cases against Estrada. The question wrongly assumes that the survey results showing Estrada to be lagging behind in the presidential race are true and correct. Corollary to that wrong assumption, too much reliance is made on the unsubstantiated claim of Estrada’s detractors that he will continue to lose supporters, and not even gain any, upon the unfounded fear that their votes might just be wasted if he would be disqualified by the Comelec, or by the Supreme Court eventually..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100207com3.html

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