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PM no longer in command – Dr. Cummings
Members of academia as well as political commentators continue to assess the findings of the RJR/Television Jamaica (TVJ)/Boxill Poll which show Prime Minister Bruce Golding with a disapproval rating of nearly 59%.
Dr. Christine Cummings, Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, thinks the rating will be hard for Mr. Golding to overcome.
She says it may also cost the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
"If 58.8% disapprove of the way you’ve been handling your job I would say that you’re no longer in command and it’s either you change the leadership or you lose the election. I don’t see how you (can) come back from that," said Dr. Cummings who was speaking Monday evening on RJR’s daily current affairs discussion programme Beyond The Headlines.
An unpopular PM & Govt can be re-elected – Burke
Meanwhile, veteran Journalist Franklin McKnight agrees that the disapproval rating will be difficult to overcome.
However, he asserts that while the task is not impossible, there is a credibility issue that Mr. Golding will have to address.
"People have made up their minds a long time ago. It is very difficult for him to climb back. It’s hard to repair (one’s) credibility and this is a credibility issue," Mr. McKnight said.
And political commentator Michael Burke says despite the unpopularity, Mr. Golding may still fare better in the next General Election.
"It is possible for an unpopular prime minister and an unpopular government to be re-elected if the Opposition is not organised to get out their own people. That is the crux of the matter right now," Mr. Burke said.
He and Mr. McKnight were also speaking on Beyond The Headlines.
Members of academia as well as political commentators continue to assess the findings of the RJR/Television Jamaica (TVJ)/Boxill Poll which show Prime Minister Bruce Golding with a disapproval rating of nearly 59%.
Dr. Christine Cummings, Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, thinks the rating will be hard for Mr. Golding to overcome.
She says it may also cost the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
"If 58.8% disapprove of the way you’ve been handling your job I would say that you’re no longer in command and it’s either you change the leadership or you lose the election. I don’t see how you (can) come back from that," said Dr. Cummings who was speaking Monday evening on RJR’s daily current affairs discussion programme Beyond The Headlines.
An unpopular PM & Govt can be re-elected – Burke
Meanwhile, veteran Journalist Franklin McKnight agrees that the disapproval rating will be difficult to overcome.
However, he asserts that while the task is not impossible, there is a credibility issue that Mr. Golding will have to address.
"People have made up their minds a long time ago. It is very difficult for him to climb back. It’s hard to repair (one’s) credibility and this is a credibility issue," Mr. McKnight said.
And political commentator Michael Burke says despite the unpopularity, Mr. Golding may still fare better in the next General Election.
"It is possible for an unpopular prime minister and an unpopular government to be re-elected if the Opposition is not organised to get out their own people. That is the crux of the matter right now," Mr. Burke said.
He and Mr. McKnight were also speaking on Beyond The Headlines.
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