“Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt” – Juvnenal

Just last week the Hon. Hubert Ingraham made the following statement; “Although it is enjoying positive reviews by Bahamians so far, the Davis administration has mainly been focused on good public relations since coming to office last September.” This statement was proven absolutely true today as the Davis administration continued on their public relations campaign.

“PM score high” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “In a recent survey conducted by Public Domain Research and Domain, 70 percent of people polled said they approved of the job being done by Prime Minister Philip Davis.

Also, 64 percent of respondents approved of the job being done by the current administration.

Twenty percent of respondents disapproved of the job the government is doing

Public Domain said the survey was conducted by telephone August 22 – 23, with the main objective being to ‘gauge the general feelings of Bahamians regarding the approval of the current government.’

Public Domain said 828 people age 18 and older were surveyed though landline and mobile numbers based on random selection.”

So to sum it up, 828 persons were called during a 24 – 48 hour period and asked to speak for the entire population of The Bahamas, which stands at about 350,000 plus at this time.

0.23657 percent; less than one percent of the population – is this even considered scientific?

I am reminded of Philip Davis, in opposition, constantly asking the “science” behind the decisions that former Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis during the pandemic but now he would try some grand public relations stunt like this?!

Is he; Prime Minister Davis, really serious or just that desperate because former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said; “Aside from reducing value-added tax (VAT) from 12 percent to 10 percent, the [New Day] administration has not done anything of major and has been reluctant to make any decisions it sees as controversial….”

So, it would appear that the New Day Davis administration mandate is clear.  Do not make any harsh decisions, even if they were/are in the best interest of the country and its people, attempt to remain popular and continue to run a massive public relations’ campaign based on nothing of substance – even if it has to be created as was attempted today.

And do this all to give the people “bread and circuses”

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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