thoughts on campaigns and elections

competition and campaign is good for an organization or the country.
*competition destroys inefficiency because there is pressure to perform and be better. it should be taken into advisement but also, at the end of the day, you still call the shots. no matter how many people protest, if elected and placed in position legitimately, you have the right to assert power.
*creating promises and platform shows what they want to do and help us see what they're view of development is but i think it also helps the one running formulate what s/he believes in.s/he will try to answer, why do we have this problem?

though a good campaign can help you win, it is not a measure of how well a person performs.
*unfortunately a good campaign strategy can be bought. it doesnt mean that when a person has a good or bad campaign strategy that he is good/bad politician or officer. it just means, s/he can sell herself well. moreover, s/he has a good staff.
*in the campaigns today, you see laws they pass and want to pass. but are laws enough?

winning is a good thing, but it is only 5% of the whole package.
*dear, you have to prove to everyone and to yourself that you deserve to win. see, the negative thing about campaigning is making promises and winning means you have to make it work. celebrate all you want, but i know you know, the job is so far from over.
*5% is a conservative estimate. haha. actually, i just made that up.

you tube, friendster, multiply, myspace and podcasts...
*make use of what is free. i think politicians who creates profile on web spaces are fashion forward. it also means that they want to keep up with the times. however, does this means that their vision of the philippines is also technological advancement and that their engagement with computers finally means an advancement though education or computer educ for that matter? or is it all propaganda?
*free web posting should cut campaign costs. however, this might also mean more money to buy votes. haha.