Benel D. Lagua l 8 April 2022
WHEN Pulse Asia released the socio-economic profile of its respondents in its recent survey, it is notable that the class AB was not covered. Class C composed 8% of respondents, Class D1 was the biggest chunk at 61%, Class D2 at 18% and Class E at 13%.
Most analysts of the forthcoming polls agree on one thing — the election will be decided by the votes of class D-E. Despite all the revelations about ill-gotten wealth, unpaid estate taxes, false claims in school records, mediocre accomplishments in past positions held, and the unwillingness to engage in public debate, the D and E segment, at least according to the surveys, favor the candidate so accused. These are still surveys, so it remains to be seen whether these will translate to actual votes. But to the scrupulous and conscientious, these initial results reveal an inability to communicate these lacking competencies of the leading candidate.
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