SMU Assistant Law Professor Eugene Tan opines that the strategy adopted by the PAP which focuses on voters' livelihoods is more practical ? in comparison to the WP's strategy of ?protecting democracy? and the ?Hougang Spirit?. The contrast was drawn in the recent Hougang by-election, when PAP candidate Mr Desmond Choo was criticised for contradicting his statement of campaigning as a lone ranger. On Saturday, several PAP heavyweight leaders including Prime Minister Lee Hisien Loong and Minister of Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin rallied support for Choo in Hougang. Desmond Choo said that he was unable to reject their assistance, and that many party members volunteered to work alongside him in their capacity as friends.
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