Campaign wars started on facebook, candidates tried to attract votes via the online platforms

SMU Assistant Law Professor Eugene Tan felt that PAP has regarded the by-election as a local election and hence they have let Desmond Choo fight his own battle, trying to prevent him from being over-shadowed by the Party. This will help in enhancing the linkages between Choo and his voters. However, compared to the full-force support provided by WP, what PAP did has given the feeling that it has not placed enough emphasis on the by-election, to support his candidate.