Mercy - Central region's difference is just about 90K. Kwabre East difference is about 65-70K. So for me, yes swing regions are good to win but, what margin of win?
Greater Accra cannot give you 300K difference. Just 5 constituencies in Ashanti can do that. Ashanti is the proper world bank. It's the bellweather of anything that depicts a world bank. The numbers is scary.
It's all about Staying loyal to them and getting the numbers to vote. About 500K people didn't win in Ashanti, imagine half did? 🤔. Or a 90% voter turnout. It thwarts almost 7 regions.
Now add the difference of the Eastern region and you're heading to about 1.6 million difference for NPP.
This is why the NDC always wants 30% and 40% respectively in these regions. We heard General repeatedly saying that in the Pressers.
Win the swing regions but stretch the margins. A win is a win but in elections, it's the margins that is most significant. In 2008, NPP won just 2 regions, Eastern and Ashanti regions, NDC won 8 regions but with just 50K - 60K difference to claim the presidency.
Margins! Margins! Margins!
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