As it approaches the two year anniversary of the Davis’ New Day Government’s win at the polls to become the government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, it conducts another survey to attempt to prove its popularity, but from the very onset; as with the very first survey – the results are very suspicious and seem to lack even a whiff of scientific validity to support a plausible and believable survey.

We all know that a part of politics is political “spin” but this just goes too far.

The First Time;

“PROGRESS REPORT: P.M. Davis receives 67 percent approval rating for first 100 days in office in new survey” EYEWITNESS NEWS WEBSITE – February 28^th 2022.

Excerpt from this article; “NASSAU, BAHAMAS-Prime Minister Philip Davis received a 67 percent approval rating according to a recent survey on the Progressive Liberal Party’s first 100 days in office.

The survey, which was conducted by Bahamian research and polling firm Intel Cay, polled 1,064 participants and is still ongoing.

The survey also gave an opt-in option for respondents to indicate which political party they support, which 33 percent supported the Progressive Liberal Party, 19 percent support the Free National Movement, and 42 percent said they were independent voters.

An additional six percent of people surveyed said they supported other parties, which included the Democratic National Alliance, the Coalition of Independence, and other fringe parties.

Of the respondents surveyed, sixty-seven percent said they approved of the way that Davis is handling his job as prime minister.

Davis received a 72 percent approval rating among men and a 64 percent rating among women.

Additionally, he received a high approval rating (93 percent) from people who identified as PLP supporters than respondents who identified as FNM (57 percent rating).

Meanwhile, Davis received a lower approval rating with respondents on Grand Bahama (58 percent) than he did with those on New Providence (68 percent) or on the Family Islands (71 percent).”

When this survey was carried out; the main question from others while PLP supporters “danced in the street”, was how reliable were the results, given that only one thousand and sixty four (1,064) persons out of four hundred thousand persons (400,000) were surveyed; this representing 0.266 percent of the population.

Well the New Day government and its supporters rejoiced in this “great accomplishment” and just as we thought that there would be no more of this idiocy; I mean to try the same stunt twice would be completely insane; they are at it again.

The Second Time;

“Approval of PM tops 60 percent – Survey results also show high overall approval of govt.” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Prime Minister Philip Davis and his administration’s job approval ratings remain relatively high two years into their term, according to the results of a survey conducted in recent days by the Bahamian market research and strategy firm, Public Domain.

Public Domain asked respondents whether they approve of the job being done by the prime minister.

Twenty-three percent said they strongly approve and 42 percent said they somewhat approve.

Nine percent somewhat disapprove; nine percent strongly disapprove and 16 percent said they don’t know.

There was not a huge difference in percentages when broken down by sex and age.

When asked if they approve of the job being done by the government, 21 percent said they strongly approve and 43 percent said they somewhat approve.

Ten percent said they somewhat disapprove and 11 percent said they strongly disapprove. 

Sixteen percent said they don’t know.

The largest “strongly disapprove” response came from males 55 and older — 22 percent said they strongly disapprove of the job being done by the Davis administration. 

Nineteen percent of males 55 and older said they “strongly disapprove” of the job being done by the prime minister himself.

The largest “strongly approve” response to both questions also came from males in that age group — in both instances, 28 percent said they strongly approve of the job the prime minister is doing, and the job the Davis administration is doing. 

Public Domain said it conducted a telephone survey September 5-7, 2023.

The main objective of the survey was to measure Bahamians’ approval with the job being done by the prime minister and the current government.

To achieve this goal, 589 residents throughout The Bahamas were interviewed using a random digit dialing methodology, the firm said.”

This time the results were that 589 of 400,000 percent were surveyed, representing .01473 percent of the population, I was really expecting that with all the “wonderful works” that the New Day

When this survey was carried out; the main question from others while PLP supporters “danced in the street”, was how reliable were the results, given that only one thousand and sixty four (1,064) persons out of four hundred thousand persons (40,000) were surveyed; this representing 0.266 of the population.

Well the New Day government and its supporters rejoiced in this “great accomplishment” and just as we thought that there would be no more of this idiocy; I mean to try the same stunt twice would be completely insane; they are at it again.

The Second Time;

“Approval of PM tops 60 percent – Survey results also show high overall approval of govt.” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Prime Minister Philip Davis and his administration’s job approval ratings remain relatively high two years into their term, according to the results of a survey conducted in recent days by the Bahamian market research and strategy firm, Public Domain.

Public Domain asked respondents whether they approve of the job being done by the prime minister.

Twenty-three percent said they strongly approve and 42 percent said they somewhat approve.

Nine percent somewhat disapprove; nine percent strongly disapprove and 16 percent said they don’t know.

There was not a huge difference in percentages when broken down by sex and age.

When asked if they approve of the job being done by the government, 21 percent said they strongly approve and 43 percent said they somewhat approve.

Ten percent said they somewhat disapprove and 11 percent said they strongly disapprove. 

Sixteen percent said they don’t know.

The largest “strongly disapprove” response came from males 55 and older — 22 percent said they strongly disapprove of the job being done by the Davis administration. 

Nineteen percent of males 55 and older said they “strongly disapprove” of the job being done by the prime minister himself.

The largest “strongly approve” response to both questions also came from males in that age group — in both instances, 28 percent said they strongly approve of the job the prime minister is doing, and the job the Davis administration is doing. 

Public Domain said it conducted a telephone survey September 5-7, 2023.

The main objective of the survey was to measure Bahamians’ approval with the job being done by the prime minister and the current government.

To achieve this goal, 589 residents throughout The Bahamas were interviewed using a random digit dialing methodology, the firm said.”

This time the results were that 589 of 400,000 percent were surveyed, representing .01473 of the population, I was really expecting that with all the “wonderful works” that the New Day claims to have been doing and has done, with this smaller sample of persons that the results would be higher than the previous survey – they actually declined.

I would really wish that that the New day government would actually get to governing as promised and stop playing these juvenile public relations games because they do them at the expense of The Bahamian people, who elected them to office to actually do better and not just claim that they are doing better. 

It is a blatant insult to the average thinking Bahamian citizen that does not follow each and every word out of the mouth of the prime minister or any other politician as “gospel” and actually thinks and rationalize things for themselves.

I dare say that this latest public relation stunt will cause the New Day government, as persons are already fed up with the direction that the country is heading in terms in the standard of living for the average Bahamian citizen as the prime minister keeps telling them that things are getting better.

So who is he really trying to convince with this lowbrow nonsense?

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claims to have been doing and has done, with this smaller sample of persons that the results would be higher than the previous survey – they actually declined.

I would really wish that that the New day government would actually get to governing as promised and stop playing these juvenile public relations games because they do them at the expense of The Bahamian people, who elected them to office to actually do better and not just claim that they are doing better. 

It a blatant insult to the average thinking Bahamian citizen that does not follow each and every word out of the mouth of the prime minister or any other politician as “gospel” and actually thinks and rationalize things for themselves.

I dare say that this latest public relation stunt will cause the New Day government, as persons are already fed up with the direction that the country is heading in terms in the standard of living for the average Bahamian citizen as the prime minister keeps telling them that things are getting better.

So who is he really trying to convince with this lowbrow nonsense?

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