In the local scene (Bacolod City), we heard that Monico Puentevella’s vice mayoralty slot has narrowed down to Vlady Gonzales and Archie Baribar.
Elcid Familiaran, who is also positioning himself for the post, apparently is out of the picture, which explains the rumor he is poised to abandon Monico’s camp and is now gravitating towards Thaddy Sayson. Archie would make a strong teammate for Monico. Although he miserably lost when he ran for Congress, he resuscitated his political career by topping the Sanggunian elections in 2010. Archie commands a strong following among the middle class and maybe even among the elite, but he does not seem to have strong roots among the C-D classes. Unfortunately for him, he does not have Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s appeal. Nor does he have Leonadia’s famed Mona Liza smile. Archie comes out too formal and too distant from the rabble. Vlady Gonzales, on the other hand, had demonstrated a strong following among the independent voters when he ran, albeit foolishly, for mayor in 2010, like Don Quixote tilting with the windmills. A hastily built political organization minus the “precinctual” structure of both Monico and Bing Leonardia also earned him a share in the mass votes. Unfortunately for Baribar, his appeal is concentrated mainly among the city’s professionals, a sector which also went to Vlady in 2010. Assuming that the professional-middle class is evenly divided between them, Vlady’s distinct advantage over Baribar is that his votes are organizational, no matter how adequate it was in 2010. In other words, Vlady’s votes are transferrable, something which Baribar cannot claim as his votes coming mainly from among the independent voters who have minds of their own and therefore “cross-vote” if voting for the other teammate suits them./PN Ely delos Santos Panay News Negros
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