Leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has stated that the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) presidential candidate John Mahama enjoyed sympathy vote from the death of Rawlings prior to the 2020 elections.
In a Facebook write-up Gabby Otchere-Darko noted that “like 2012, John Mahama benefited in 2020 from some sympathy votes from the passing of another former NDC leader and, this time, founder of the NDC.”
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Read below Gabby Otchere-Darko’s write-up;
Analysts and commentators are all busy ascribing all manner of reasons to the election results. What I am yet to hear is what contribution sympathy vote made to the results that the NDC registered for its presidential and parliamentary candidates.
Surely, like 2012, John Mahama benefited in 2020 from some sympathy votes from the passing of another former NDC leader and, this time, founder of the NDC.
Never mind the fact that Jerry Rawlings did not vote for John Mahama in 2012 and would probably not have voted for the NDC flagbearer in 2020, as well. Don’t discount sympathy votes. Shunned while alive, yet the party he created which shunned him drew support from his death. The irony of politics.
Source:www.Ghgossip.com
