1. Message - Not reasonate with the ordinary folks. Not grassroot oriented, poor, disjointed and unappealing and flip flopped with open li...
1. Message - Not reasonate with the ordinary folks. Not
grassroot oriented, poor, disjointed and unappealing and flip flopped with open
lies ref Trump issue, etc
2. Strategy/ Approach - Bottom to down, instead of opposite
no household or village, street engagements. Only open rallies constituted the
bulk of campaign .ZANU used double or multiple approach, engaged house hold
units, open rallies business, whites infians, chiefs etc
3. Organisational framework/ Capacity - Very uncoordinated,
office duties overlapped or usurped other duties not mandated. Created adhoc
super committees which misfired or acted in unbecoming manner. Frustrated the
party members and most of Tsvangirai leadership made redundant and ignored.
4. Candidates selection- imposition of candidates by the
superiors. Preferred candidates sidelined, colleague based, relative or school
mate based approach at the expense of those preferred by the public or party
members. Double or multiple candidates, some unknown, new or straight from
nowhere or those who paid for the ticket to contest.
5. Resources- no money, no regalia, empty campaign, not
transport, no flyers nor any means to market the party. The whole leadership
including the party organising team just followed Chamisa to every rally and
did nothing on their own to campaign.
6. Polling Agents/ Polling Station man power and support -
Some areas had no poling agents, demoralised agents, with no food, allowances,
transport or communication means, airtime, bundles but money available to buy
booze for those at harvest house or that that followed Chamisa in rallies etc,
Zanu PF placed agents in every polling station.
7. Personality traits Immaturity outlook, instability
,nervousness, erratic, self aggrandisement, self esteem, unappealing ED was
more stable, humble and dignified, no attacks, postured self to lure public,
servant attitude, maturity and steadiness
8. The Alliance system - Devastated party members
especially the MDC T( formerly united). Most people disliked alliance, the
split of the party into two camps, one led by Thokozani Khupe and the other by
Nelson Chamisa . Alliance brought no benefit as partners have very
insignificant or no followers except the skeletal structures they have. These
small parties just wanted a leverage and rejuvenation from MDC T.
10. Intra violence - The credibility of the Alliance was
questionable. Mdc was born out of realisation of specific values and norms such
as unity, peace, non violence, social cohesion etc. The Buhera saga, at
deceased MT burial intra clashes, where Khupe, Mwonzora. Bhebhe, Gutu and other
senior members were attacked and this sent wrong messages to the public. Some
violent clashes occurred at Harvest House, as party members disgruntled on
candidates imposition. No one party leadership ever condemned violence and
instead dinned and danced with it or promoted it. The Vanguard despite the
atrocities still operating.
11. Leadership/ Or presidential legetemacy- Most lay man
overlooked it but there are many people who equated this to power grabing,
tantamounting to dictatorship. The constitution addicts and protocols or
procedures were avoided, and the greedy aspect took centre stage. There is no
purpose of electing deputies or other leadership if any time one can subvert
the constitution. This did not go well with the party members and other
sympathisers. Entering presidential election with a mandate of less than 250
national council members is not democratic but dictatorial, when you must know
that they are the ordinary people who form the majority of the party. History
shows that people are more likely to participate, defend or vote for a
candidate they nurture or generate. Donors don't see the clean aspect of such,
hence no one willing to assist. As you come in so as you go an old adage.
12. Uholy Alliance - The link with Grace Mugabe, Robert
Mgabe, Jonathan Moyo and the members of the old regime was not accepted well by
the community. It is viewed as reversing the gains achieved, and bringing back
the old dictator who put us in all this mess. Via Facebook
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