Poll suggests 82 percent of respondents favor regime change in Dominica

The poll was designed by Bruno (right)

A poll conducted by Alex Bruno has suggested that 82 percent of respondents favor regime change in Dominica and 90 percent agree that there is a need for electoral reform on the island.

However, it also showed that there were misgivings about possible alternatives by those who favored change with 32 percent being undecided.

It was conducted between May 19 and 28, and according to Bruno, the purpose “was to gauge the public’s opinion on the performance of the Dominican government and the strength or favorability of the opposition United Workers Party and other political parties ahead of the next constitutionally due general election.”

“The latest findings suggest that 82 percent of respondents favor regime change in Dominica with 90 percent agreeing on the need for electoral reform,” Bruno said in a statement upon completion of the survey.

But, he said, those who favor change had misgivings about the possible alternatives.

“Sixty-two percent of respondents self-identified as Dominica Labour Party (DLP) supporters, while 38 percent declared that they support the Dominica United Workers Party,” Bruno said. “Both UWP and DLP suffer similar decline in support (a little under 8 percent) while 32 percent of respondents declare that they will wait and see what happens before committing to vote either way or for another party.”

According to Bruno, the undecided revealed various reasons for their inductiveness, especially as it relates to rebuilding after Hurricane Maria and the disparity in the handling and distribution of relief, recovery and rebuilding initiatives.

“Eighty six percent of those who responded to the survey suggest that relief supplies were not fairly distributed with 65 percent approving of government’s overall handling of the Maria recovery,” he stated. “Thirty percent of respondents say that government was excellent in all areas of the recovery; 33 percent said government’s efforts were good, 18 percent said disappointing and 19 percent said poor.”

The survey was designed by Bruno and he said it was a “random, convenience qualitative exercise” which was “conducted under the strictest rules which are demanded by this design method.”

“Survey professionals had to agree to a practice of strict political neutrality and were duly trained to collect data. This exercise which was conducted under the banner of the Caribbean Agency for Political Advancement (CAPA) sought the opinion of adults who are 18 years and over by the time of the polling,” he said.

Bruno stated that the majority of respondents were in the 18 – 35 and 36 – 50 age categories and the major issues which they responded to were housing, corruption, electoral reform, farming, jobs and economy, fisheries and agriculture, integrity in public office and youth empowerment – in that order.

The other parties which feature in the polling were the Dominica Progressive Party (DPP), the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) and the People’s Party of Dominica (PPOD) which together, polled a little over 3 percent.

He said the poll was commissioned and partly financed by parties with interest in electoral politics in Dominica.

This latest poll is Bruno’s third such political undertaking.

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71 Comments

  1. Anon
    June 3, 2018

    Dude get a life. It’s not like we were not hit with a cat 5 hurricane and still trying to recover. Who can out-perform a cat5, the new fellas? Just cause you all think the guy ‘stole’ money, isn’t that what your new guys are coming there to do, or are they already rich? They are no experts in anything. At least promise term limits or promise not to steal any of that big money you heard coming for recovery. Wink wink.

  2. Heather Germanotta
    May 31, 2018

    Every day I marvel more and more at Dominicans’ total lack of political and other types of sophistication ! Which is why there will be little to no improvement in the overall state of the island, to the benefit of some and detriment of others. Keep loving you all’s PM and his ministers as if they don’t love themselves enough already. While they get wealthier, you lot don’t have a pot to piss in. And as for the UWP supporters, just stay there and believe that because a poll indicates that 80% of people polled believe in regime change that this will necessarily translate into votes for the opposition ! There is a lot of work to be done by Dominicans to ensure that the country develops policies that are beneficial to development and growth of the economy, education system, health services, and generally to creating a more viable Dominica for ALL. Till such time this island will just barely get by but maybe you all like it so.

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      Heather I concur with you fully, however the Opposition UWP on their own are unable to do everything. Albeit, we the people must come forward to rally around the UWP leadership and other professionals crying out in the background for change to stay focus on the mission and first get this Skerrit corrupt Labour Government out of Office. 18 years of Hurricane Skerrit, Hurricane Corrupt Labour has devasted our island and halt any level of decency planned development. This corrupt labour government are clueless and ignorant to social and economic development and our country suffer more everyday. Let`s all rally around Hon Lennox Linton & his decent UWP Team and vote corrupt Skerrit and his clueless Labour bandits out of office. Change is a must

      “There is a lot of work to be done by Dominicans to ensure that the country develops policies that are beneficial to development and growth of the economy, education system, health services, and generally to creating a more viable Dominica for…

  3. Laplaine Observer
    May 31, 2018

    It is shameful to see that such a fair and impartial poll was conducted, and whether you agree with the results or not, to be engaging in character assassination of the pollster. When a Government is in power for eighteen years and the country still has the third highest unemployment rate in the Caribbean, how do you expect the youths to respond when they are not seeing progress? Obviously, the path that we’re on is unsustainable.

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      I share the sentients of LaPlaine Observer………..it would be helpful if others in kind also conduct their own survey giving us some comparative study to discuss professionally, rather than getting personal on one (Bruno) who has taken this tasks on our behalf. Don’t blame the author, lets us blame and challenge ourselves to be objective and see the bigger picture. Domininca needs change. Our island is ailing, getting into deeper seas of poverty and our people are out there chanting “We love our PM”, For what!?. Skerrit is hopeless, weak, and is surrounded by same weak allies.
      We want Skerrit & his corrupt Labour govt out of office. They have failed us big time. Over 85% of Civil Servants are crying out for change, albeit going on silently and anonymously professionally with their work we tax payers pay them to do. But they are distracted by the unprofessional and un dignified work of this Corrupt Skerrit led Bobol Labour government. For heavens’ sake.
      Skerrit and Labour must Go.

  4. Unknown
    May 31, 2018

    For an Island with 72000 people where only about 40000 are qualified to vote. Don’t you all think it’s time to put politics aside and put our country first. There is absolutely no room or time for that level of politics in such a small society. Yes there must be elections but after it’s all over both parties should be working together for the good and betterment of the country and it’s citizens. Agree to disagree until next election where they debate, market themselves to the people and allow them to choose. Once it’s all over, go back to working hard to build a better nation. I’m so sick tired of politics, nothing good ever comes from it.

    • Neville
      May 31, 2018

      With Skerrit as PM Dominica has no future. All you just look around you. But your PM lives in New York the live style of a millionaire, all at the expense of Ma Dominique.

    • Child of Itassi
      May 31, 2018

      Such utopian ideology can only work if the government in power allows it to.

      The leader strongly believes that his way is the best and debating on alternative ideas would be a sign of weakness and possibly political suicide.

      Politics is not about country, it’s about pleasing the majority before next election.

  5. UDOHREADYET
    May 30, 2018

    Statistics are always misleading. I can poll 3 ducks 4 manicou and 3 dogs to make dem say what I want.

    • viewsexpressed
      June 3, 2018

      The man who is not yet ready with 3 ducks 4 manicou and 3 dogs to make dem say what I want. What an island what a corrupt Labour Government.

  6. Is So
    May 30, 2018

    Your bias one sided annology won’t work. Now 99% of my village support s the DLP.

    • Truth
      May 31, 2018

      is so, you are referring to your people as fools, Your village people should serch for you and fix you up, If after 18 years of no improvement ,you are saying 99 percent of your village still support this, then your village is a farm,

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      “Is So”, Tell us then, how did your “Bias” work on this result? You are blindly critical on one and you appear hypocritical in assessing your own un qualified poll. Tell us, are you part of this Skerrit government gang. Create tension, bias, lies, innuendoes etc and everything hypocritical of this corrupt labour Government. Your leader has failed us, he is immature for this office and has been from the day he was rushed in to the office. And fr this our nature isle Dominica is going deeper into poverty, poor and corrupt government, clueless minister not know what to do because this government ad tier failed DLP party has lost credibility and leadership to guide.

  7. Colombo Thomas
    May 30, 2018

    LOL… Bogus….DLP will win easily again that my prediction.

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      Win what????Ohhhh yes,,, we know… win Corruption…this they are exceptionally good at. Win the Bin Bobol, the Fertilizer Bobol, our CBI passport scam…..lack of transparency and all you hate Hon Linton when investigated the thievery gong n and expose your corrupt Labour Government.
      Skerrit Must GO

  8. Rock
    May 30, 2018

    This general election we will take back our country …. 80% of the people are with us on change is a must! Change is a muSt this time!! Workersssssssss! We taking our country back from this dirty currupt incompetent dictatorship party . .. allu better run to the end of the earth when uwp win this election… we will make sure that you all pay for what all you did to our country …. all the ng lap seng… madueke… aleriza monfared. .. and rest curruption I know jail is you all final destination. .. one day you all must leave office… u can’t stay forever :lol:

  9. Brinsley
    May 30, 2018

    Alex is a mad undercover operative

    • RastarMarn
      May 30, 2018

      Garcon don’t blame the messenger just listen to the message!!!

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      Your government – that corrupt Labour government “is a mad undercover operative…” your words. You know we have been looking for that description that so suits your corrupt government and there you are place it nicely in our hands. Thank you Brinsley….
      Now Go tell Skerrit, he must Go…his office is a “Mad Undercover Bobolist operative”…… Whooooa,,we love that phrase, suits your corrupt government for real. hat will be the 2019 Road March song….for real…”Mad Undercover Operative”…Corrupt labour Government

  10. ?????????????
    May 30, 2018

    Francisco and viewsexpressed support your UWP; Let Lincoln support his Labour. You are too disrespectful and dictatorship. We all have a free will and can support who we want without being disrespectful of others. The haughtiness, pride, know it all and hatred must and will stop someday.

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 30, 2018

      I (doh know how to spell the name question-marks), but what I do know is there is no”C” in the my name “Telemaque.” So, I doh know how you arrive with the C!

      Shall I say it is disrespectful for you to add an C, to my surname; eh, eh:

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

      Could it be that you simply cannot spell correctly?

      Well, Telemaque can only be written two ways; in Cambridge English, it is written thus: “Telemaque.” In the  French language it written thus: Te’le’maque; hence the “que” is silent therefore a c, is not needed for the pronunciation.

      (Telemaq is also pronounced Telemaque!) The name Telemaque, and word is distinctly French! 

      • Expat
        May 30, 2018

        If we had to edit each other’s post it would be embarrassing for some people.

      • May 31, 2018

        Ma John La’nd…Hunt.

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 31, 2018

      Expat, I am only kidding with question marks okay!

      At least there are some dunce Telemaque in Dominica (Wesley and Marigot ) who spell their name with the “C” also eh! 

      One of them use to write under a ficticious first name however, would use her correct surname, but spelling it with the C! When I drew the error to her attention, the certain person cursed me out. That certain person just turned out to me me very own ……. And I doh saying what eh!

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      “You are too disrespectful and dictatorship” ..That’s the corrupt Labour regime you come from and sad.
      We are disrespectful of the operations and devious managment of your inept Skerrit and your corrupt labour government. You all labour government is hurting Dominica everyday and we are in deep poverty. Do you understand this Mr ???????????? Question Mark, with no name. Hey, go wake up and smell the corruption.

  11. Regime Change? WTF
    May 30, 2018

    Why would any Dominican refer to their current government as a regime or need a regime change. A regime is typically referred to as a Authoritarian Government. Are you trying to say that Dominicans are ruled under the Labor Regime with Skerrit as the Leader. If that’s the case then we wouldn’t have any choice in changing the regime. We are not Venezuela or Cuba who have fraudulent elections to select a leader. C’mon DNO and the people of Dominica, WORDS MATTER. Now I wouldn’t have minded if the title said Dominicans want a Government change, a Leadership change, a political representation change but the one thing we do not need is a Regime change.

    • viewsexpressed
      June 1, 2018

      I love your name and tell us how do we represent it as your name on DNO with a question mark and also what on earth is “WTF?”. This is an Oxymoron behaviour. In one breathe you are saying don’t use this statement, on the other hand you have it as your DNO name……
      Really we should ask, what is this all about.? Do you know the meaning of “regime”, go check your dictionary. Well here it is from my understanding: Regime: “A government, especially an authoritative one. …
      Also, A regime is the ruling government of a country. Regime takes its militaristic and government feel from the Latin word “to Rule”. Political regime therefore has a negative association to it that makes you think of totalitarian government, just as we described your corrupt labour government and corrupt Prime Minister`s leadership. Wake up , smell the salt.

  12. Ras
    May 30, 2018

    I have only one question for “pollster “ Political Scientist Alex Bruno. Could it be that SCL/Cambridge Analytica/Henley and Partners of “mind-bending” fame, in association with an alternative UWP team in waiting commissioned your very suspect poll?
    Alex I suspect that you are laying the groundwork for “regime change “ within the UWP! Nice try!!!!

    • viewsexpressed
      June 2, 2018

      Ras, you are right on Q, we need a change, we need decent and honest government with the credible people to lead. We can find this in the UWP. It is tine=e you get on board decent and clean political governance. We don’t like Bobolist running our country, Recall the Bin Bobo and the Fertilizer bool and your LABOUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT LIED AND SAY UNTRUE. Labour has failed us big time, it is time for a change

  13. ????????????
    May 30, 2018

    Well Alex good for all you. You will get a big position then.

  14. faceup
    May 30, 2018

    Oh Alex ??? I expected that from you??? even you currupt..???

  15. google
    May 30, 2018

    Thank you sir for the poll.
    What are you afraid of releasing the numbers on who doesn’t want LL as leader?
    and that the numbers for another leader of the UWP would be better for them?

    • viewsexpressed
      May 30, 2018

      Absolute nonsense. That`s the problem, people like you`ll unpatriotic, get into unnecessary personalities with quest to Hate Hon Linton, a gentleman with a passion for Domininca, politically clean, exposed the Bin Bobol, Fertilizer Bobol of Skerrites corrupt Labour Party. This is the gentleman who is honest and thinks of Dominica and its passionate people passionately. The ied about the Bobols and called Linton al names under the earth. When the evidence & truth of thievery unearthed itself, their lies they resorted to “It was a Mistake and will be repaid”. To this day we have no evidence that they repaid states money they stole. These thieving Labour Politicians under their weak, immature PM, whom they took for a ride. Skerrit must Go. Bloody thieves they are.
      Now all of your blind Skerritites come on , what you have to say of thievery. It is Hon Linton that you all are scared of, you all want him off the race. But he is credible, much more educated and intellectual than Skerrit.

      • Expat
        May 30, 2018

        viewsexpressed,you state that Linton is more educated than Skerrit. Can you emphatically state which college or university that Linton attended and what academic credentials he possesses? I bet that every aspiring political leader in the world has been to college with the exception of Linton. For being the son of a former educator it should have been imperative for Linton to have taken education more seriously. It is still not too late for ; there are online classes available. I strongly believe that any leader in this modern era should have at his or her disposal tangible qualifications to prove that he or she can be put into leadership roles. If you do not have tangible qualifications you are not suitable.

      • May 30, 2018

        @Expat, Linton started way too late; for by the time he completes a correspondence course, he might be ready to exhale; he should have done that long, long, long before. But don’t blame him; blame the people who put in his present post–for they too do not know the importance of education, how can they have respect for it

      • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
        May 31, 2018

        You see you that Elizabeth?

        Three days or so ago you wrote on our blog, saying  you do not like politics; I  asks you how come when you always on DNO cutting-up people politically especially Lennox Linton: (And Me).

        So the comments I read today here and now; how do you term that? You I regret I told you how to get your message in, If I did not you would not have got the opportunity to say anything about Lennox.

        Anyway you must be agry because Dr. Punjab did not E-mail you a mothers day mothers card, that thing delivered by E-mail eh! Roosevelt bought and paid for you with an electronic mothers day card!

        How cheap are you oui?

        Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

        Take that eh!

      • viewsexpressed
        May 31, 2018

        Expat,, I don’t expect anything better from you. You will have to define education, academic and intellectual. What Hon Linton has gained intellectually Ductored Skerrit will never achieve this nor come close to it. Exapt, do you know the meaning and purpose of someone referred to as an “Intellectual”. There is no way Skerrit is able to achieve the level in intellectualism where Hon Linton has reached. Linton worked in the Caribbean in two islands for years, why didn`t they kick him out for example Barbados where he worked in the media business.
        Skerrit is a failed PM, has no respect for development and poor people and appears highly dependent by scouts who surrounds him. Hon Linton is independent thinking, analytic, great assessor, addresses matters on its merit. Skerrit has to answer questions of corruption and in this term means one who applies devious methods to purchase state resources through a boobolistc method, a conflict of interest. Trapped. Recall the Bin Bobol, etc.

  16. Looking
    May 30, 2018

    @Winston, i don’t think that there is an issue with the opposition in Dominica or any opposition as a matter of fact. The point is the DLP has done an excellent job in Demonizing the opposition, even if was the DFP it would have been the same story. I will not divulge into the influence of the media ,virtually totally controlled by the DLP. Many folks ask the question if not Skerrit then who? We honestly don’t need a “Skerrit ” We need a strong cadre of men and women to govern the affairs of the state. This administration has studied well the electorate and the people of Dominica. Other than we being poor and vulnerable, we like “roro” so we get “roro”. Just listen to Kairi on a daily basis. Because of our vulnerability we believe in a saviour and we get it. In developed countries with an intelligent and independent electorate these gutter level tactics will not work. Dominica is at stage of development, of Jamaica in the 70’s and St. Lucia in the 90’s. We have been left…

  17. Ibo France
    May 30, 2018

    Polls give political diehards on opposing sides something to argue about to break the monotony of life. They are often more wrong than right. What is of critical importance is electoral reforms. The Electoral System is the HEART of a true Democracy. A just electoral system means that the playing field is level and no candidate has an advantage over another. Only dishonest and corrupt politicians are vehemently opposed to meaningful reforms to make the electoral system flawless or at least almost. The present electoral system in Dominica is like a sieve, too many loopholes. Unscrupulous, morally depraved politicians like it that way so that they can take the fullest advantage of all its imperfections. Winning is the only thing that matters to them, the economic health and the stability of the country mean nothing. People, instead of quarreling over polls, fight vigorously and vociferously for electoral reforms instead.

  18. mine
    May 30, 2018

    Do you expect Alex to say anything in DLP favor, the answer is no.

    • Really
      May 31, 2018

      So you expecting the man to lie about the results?

  19. Born Dominican
    May 30, 2018

    Dominican are very hard to please no matter what they’re ungrateful end of story.

  20. REAL!!!!
    May 30, 2018

    This is interesting …..82% of the people want regime change. But the DLP has done such an excellent job at destroying the image and reputation of UWP that the people poll don’t see them as alternative to replace the DLP.

    This stand to reason from the above if 62% of the people were declared as DLP supporter in the polls then it means many of them will not be voting in this election unless something drastically change.

  21. May 30, 2018

    This poll has quack writen all over it. 62% of respondents were DLP and 32% were UWP and Bruno tells us that 82% of respondents favor regime change. This poll is deliberately flawed as Bruno knows exactly why he did this poll. What were the other poll questions if any?

  22. Jaimous Thomas
    May 30, 2018

    Who is that “Dominica United Workers Party”????? is there such registered party in Dominica? or it is another “Team Dominica”?. This poll is as fraud as Alex himself.

  23. Waiting for my backlash
    May 30, 2018

    Alex, I applaud your efforts in conducting this poll, but I have one problem. Because of your writings, articles, fb posts you have made in the past majority of Dominicans will view this poll as being bias, partisan and will take your findings with a grain of salt.

  24. Working For My Master
    May 30, 2018

    Very interesting. ‘The poll was commissioned and partly financed by PARTIES with interest in POLITICS in Dominica.” It would be interesting to know the parties that commissioned and financed the poll.
    Psycology at work!
    82% of respondents = regime change
    90% = electoral reform
    colaborate the above two = UWP
    Then the the equation changes to make believe
    62% of the respondents were Labor supporters
    38% was UWP supporters.
    The above is very interesting by trying to convince Dominicans that UWP is the alternative and it is ahead of the game. You are wrong brother. Come election Day, You shall prove yourself wrong.
    Pure techenical Psycology . Your. party asked you to do a poll and you did it in their favor. No if’s no but’s.
    Bruno, you and Matt( the Media Politician) and DNO, are trying your utmost to get rid of Skerrit and the Government, but Dominicans that love their country are much smarter than you ALL think.

    • Neville
      May 30, 2018

      Since you are working so hard for your master, would you care to tell what your master has actually done for Dominica, I mean not counting robbing the country and it’s resources blind and telling its citizens only lies.

    • viewsexpressed
      May 30, 2018

      Skerrit and his corrupt labour party are dong themselves a great job and a favour to Dominicans by incriminating themselves and their long history of Bobol, abusive of poor people thru their corrupt Red Clinic. In any other country Skerrit, his stages would be in jail for 25 years each.
      Three things Skerrit etc scared of: losing the election as this poll is giving indications that is likely to happen. We need to portray this Labour Government as a bunch of stooges on their way out and to be or must be arrested and account to all Dominicans of their failure and poor governance. We want an audit to find out how our money was spent, where and to whom and who benefited. Certainly it is was not the poor struggling people of Dominica. Skerrit must Go
      Dominicans Be Prepared for Change. Lets welcome decency in politics, lets welcome Hon Lennox Linton and His credible Team “Domininca.”
      We need to get a clean Domininca and get rid of this rogue government. Linton exposed Skerrit and…

  25. Roland Alan Mitchell
    May 30, 2018

    In my third contribution to this debate, I will say this as well:
    (1) The poll should have been done in each constituency, and reported for each constituency. This would mirror what a general election would do. The answers would be more meaningful. What we have is not meaningful.
    (2) A representative sample would have to be taken of old and young, working and non working, rich and poor, in each constituency.
    (3)For the poll to be accurate, it must take more than 10 days to conduct. I would suggest about 45 days, with weightings for those areas with higher population.

    The reporting of the results should have been by constituency. For example I would expect Vielle case to vote DLP, as well as Portsmouth, La Plain,New Town, Mahaut and Massacre, Grand Bay. St Joseph, Roseau East. Roseau-West, may be UWP as well as Marigot and Wesley.

    the result thus given is a mixture of potatoes and onions, Not good enough to be representative. I suggest that Mr Alex Bruno has another try.

  26. latitude e5550
    May 30, 2018

    lol the only poll that matters is the cadress poll

  27. ??
    May 30, 2018

    Is this a joke? Must have surveyed only UWP supporters. One think comes to mind, Cambridge Analytica…. Alex is a UWP advocate so we should not expect anything more but his dishonest writing. All fake!!

  28. zandoli
    May 30, 2018

    This is bad news for UWP. I have said all along that UWP has not done anywhere near enough to convince people that they will make people’s lives better than under the current regime. Until that happens, it will be a matter of “better the devil you know”.

    It is clear from the election of Joshua Francis as deputy leader of UWP, that their bench is weak. Linton is not doing it and I don’r see anyone who stands out as a leader that Dominicans can rally around. Despite the desire for regime change, people are not willing to take a chance on Linton and his group.

  29. Lincoln
    May 30, 2018

    I betting US1,000,000.00 you can have all the poll u want, we love our pm, and labour will Win Again, Skerro Forever and ever and ever and ever!

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 30, 2018

      You are such an idiot; that is why you love you PM, who is living off your blood, and the blood of the nation. He proclaims to be the richest prime minister in the Caribbean.

      Have you ever taken a close look at the pm you love, look at his personal wealth the way he lives, and the wealth of his crones even the family on his mother side, and look at your condition as you exists in your poverty!

      Are you not concern that all of Roosevelt and Melisa children are born in the United States? Don’t you believe there is a reason why he refuse to allow his children to be born in a country where he was born, and is the prime minister of the country!

      You are a suffering fool who will be burred in an unmarked grave in your poverty while you continue to love your pm!

      • Lincoln
        May 30, 2018

        You are such a disrespectful IDIOT. Why can’t you respect others opinion? Why are you so jealous of Skerrit? Skerrit doesn’t even know whether you are dead or alive. Your financies are yours, Skerrit financies are his.What where Skerrit children born have to do with you? Ain’t you in the US? Pray that you get a grave to be burred in instead of burred in a basement.

      • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
        May 30, 2018

        Lincoln, I do respect other people opinions. But sentiments like yours sets a very dangerous precedence: “I love my pm”  is a common saying in Dominica. Whereas the more educated may use that phrase in a sarcastic way, there are people who are serious in using the term.

        There are lots of shallow people in the country who are happy to see and read such nonsense; they indulge and run with it straight to the electoral poles; and because they “love their pm; they use that nonsensical rhetoric to keep voting for Roosevelt. Hence; they, and your kind are the ones keeping Dominica backwards!

        Each time Roosevelt wins an election, the country goes into reverse due to the fact he has no new ideas, if you wake up every morning doing the same thing you have done over the years hoping to accomplish a change in your personal life, nothing will ever change.

        That is what you and all of us has experience since Roosevelt is prime minister of Dominica!

      • ??????????
        May 30, 2018

        Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemacque when will you stop your haughty, disrespectful diatribe and give respect where it is due. Wait for your friend’s poll to manifest and stop disrespecting others.

      • Colombo Thomas
        May 30, 2018

        Mr. FL.. Take a good look in the mirror… what do you see? A real hateful Jack Donkey…

    • enough is enough
      May 30, 2018

      hey Lincoln, can you please tell us how much money you have already collect from this administration?
      can you ? are you willing to share the info? or you forgot ?

      • viewsexpressed
        May 30, 2018

        Lincoln….”You are such a disrespectful IDIOT. ” A real Blind Loyalist, with Skerrit at heart, not Dominican. hat s where you blind politically illiterate supporters are today as our Domininca sinks into deeper poverty. Labour Government is corrupt to the Bone and their leaders are responsible for this poverty and lack of development.
        Your Skerrit from a corrupt Labour Government Must Go. Just Go

  30. Roland Alan Mitchell
    May 30, 2018

    One further thought. How many people were interviewed? For this pool to be meaningful, it should be large enough to be representative of the voting intentions of the entire voting public. there are estimated to be 50,000 people in Dominica now. I would guess that the voters may be say, 20,000 people. What percentage of this population was canvassed between 19th – 28th May? i.e in 10 days.
    On the face of it, this sample is too small for any meaningful conclusions to be drawn. We cannot apply the law of large numbers to the results with any degree of accuracy.
    I suggest that Mr Alex Bruno should take many small samples from north to south to get a more realistic result. For example portsmuth and the North would support DLP. Marigot and Wesley m,ay support UWP. Delice and La Plain would be DLP, although they have had road problems and Bridges collapsing, St Joseph may be DLP, Mahuat as well. Goodwill UWP and parts of Roseau, Point Michelle an Grand bay DLP.
    This would take 6 months.

    • Music Producer
      May 30, 2018

      @ Roland Alan Mitchell “One further thought. How many people were interviewed? Did you get an answer to this question? If not, your conclusion below is baseless and carries no weight.

      “…For this pool to be meaningful, it should be large enough to be representative of the voting intentions of the entire voting public.” First get response to your above question.

  31. lol
    May 30, 2018

    All I can do is laugh.

  32. Roy Williams
    May 30, 2018

    Excellent job, Alex. Expect a lot of criticisms from the operatives of the DLP, because of the reported 82% regime change. At this time, they should not be very concerned. According to the polls, their are no present alternatives. It would appear, they are safe so far.

    • Winston Warrington
      May 30, 2018

      The only signifance of this poll is the indication that both parties have lost 8% support. But the indicator that shows no viable alternative exists for a government of change is sad commentary on the health of political opposition in the country.

      • viewsexpressed
        May 31, 2018

        Winston, there will be change of government in Domininca and when the election is called the people of Domininca will say we had enough of this boobolistc corrupt Labour government and weak semi intellectual PM will go.. We had enough nd 18 years in office has ben a failure where it appears those close knit gang of a bobol government has failed us badly. They must Go. Just Go, Get lost move away.
        Skerrit must Go….Go far away from Domininca

    • ??????????????
      May 30, 2018

      Good for you Bogoroy then you will come back . You will have what you want. I hope you will not complain again. Good lick Alex and Bogoroy and all the others who want the change.

  33. DC
    May 30, 2018

    The UWP will be defeated. They have made so many blunders, the latest, the re- appointment of the deputy leader. It is baffling that the general populace has not spoken in one voice against this action. I have yet to see documents from the court that the accused has been exonerated. Until then, the UWP who attempts to portray this holier than thou platform are hypocrites to say the least. Hence, one of the many reasons the people have no confidence in the UWP as an alternative.

    • viewsexpressed
      May 30, 2018

      We all know that the biggest Blunder in Dominica`s politics is the leadership of Skerrit to the Labour Party, now turned to be the worse and most corrupt government in the world. The Blunders are Skerrit, Corrupt Labour Government and Immature Corrupt Labour Party. That Blunder inflicted the sad wounds on the Dominican people. There is no development taking lace in Domininca, just talk and more old talk with fake and lying promises as these blunder enjoy real life of high society. That has been their blunder, exposed their lying dirty corrupt ASSests to the Dominicans and the world.
      The UWP s credible honest honourable Opposition, with dignity and intuition t serve us and Domininca well. Skerrit just cannot be compared with Hon. Linton.

  34. Roland Alan Mitchell
    May 30, 2018

    This is an interesting poll. However in a general election, the result could be much different. We will just have to wait and see. It would be nice to hope that the results of an election in Dominica in 2018, would be free of ballot rigging by any party. Remember the recent US Presidential election. Mrs Clinton thought that this was hers for the winning, just to lose to a much more street wise, Mr Trump. I am sure that Mr Skerrit will take this with a pinch of salt. He is very street wise. Do not underestimate our PM. Mr Linton had better not be too hopeful either! The truth is that no poll can predict the outcome of an election. A week can be a long time in politics, and the public are very fickle. This is why most capable people do not enter the race. There are too many unknowns.

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