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I´ve got a question and I hope I´m not sounding dramatic as I don´t mean to. I´m staying with some Dominican friends in the country and they seem very protective right now. Actually suffocating is more the word. Anyway, I´m trying to get a reasonable opinion on the potential for problems should things get funky during or right after the election......thanks for any input!
Dan
I've been here for 4 elections and have never experienced any trouble. However, I didn't go looking for it either, staying in the same areas that I am normally in.
Inciting fear is just another strategy that Mejia is currently using to win as part of his bag-o'-tricks. The less people go to the polls to vote the better it is for Mejia. This fear crap IS ALL POLITICAL STRATEGY.
If he continues to coerce/bribe his followers these individuals are forced to turn out and vote. This is a constant. 27% +/- those bribed
Now throw in the alarmist behavior you have being hearing and reading...the need for steel bars and crap at the polls, the need for armed men, etc.
The more people (especially from the PLD) that become afraid to turn out the more he chips away at the 54% lead Leonel has over him and the 19% PRSC/Estrella has.
Dominicans are people of courage. A new administration is stepping in.
Waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel.
Would it be dangerous to hang out in Boca Chica election weekend ?? I have a ticket but maybe it's smarter to just stay home during the election. Opinions please !
Would it be dangerous to hang out in Boca Chica election weekend ?? I have a ticket but maybe it's smarter to just stay home during the election. Opinions please !
Don't cross-post by asking your own question is this thread while you post a new thread that says the same thing verbatim. You will be safe, although the last time I was in BC for the election day itself there were a whole lot of people lined up to vote so service and the overall population was quite nonexistent in places.
I have just had dinner with some Dominican friends that tell me they wont be around next Sunday as most people will spend the day queueing to vote and so many people will not be able to before the doors close as 6pm, I wondered if violence is likely to break out with frustrated would be voters or are all poll stations heavily manned.
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Violence Potential?
Boca danger election weekend ???
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Rickthe ....site monitor ????
