
Originally Posted by
jut703
If there was any watchout from the turnout kanina, it was predominantly ABC pa rin, mostly middle class and up.
This reflects what I’m seeing on the ground. For example, in one distributor that I handle, the top brass are mostly kakampink, pero pagdating sa mga ahente and merchandisers, mostly BBM.
The silver lining is that while they’re BBM now, they’re conviction isn’t solid. When you drill down and ask them why, typically you get answers like, “pakiramdam ko lang, pero di pa naman ako sigurado talaga” and “malayo pa naman eleksyon, pagiisipan ko pa”.
The approach most effective for me is to put yourself in the shoes of the BBM supporter to truly understand what their concerns are, and then to make them think if BBM truly answers those concerns.
Usual concern naririnig ko when I try to convert people on the ground - “gusto ko guminhawa buhay ko at ng pamilya ko” or “gusto ko maging maganda kinabukasan ng mga anak ko”
Also very important to tackle fake news head on. For many BBM supporters, TikTok videos have equal weight with Supreme Court decisions. Surprisingly, hindi sila naniniwalang magnanakaw si BBM, pero madali iestablish na magnanakaw friends niya - GMA, Erap, etc. So that’s usually a good angle to tackle - etong mga kaibigan niyang corrupt, malamang makakalusot kung siya ang presidente.
Net net - if elections were held today, BBM will still win. But there’s so much momentum behind Leni and the small but strong base should actively reach out to those leaning BBM who are actually still very malleable (class DE especially).
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