kimiri wrote:A good analysis by Mutahi. One other factor that is likely to favor Jubilee is possible poor turnout among the Kamba (coz no Kamba candidate will be running for presidency unlike in 2007) and also Western Kenya (going by past experience and also coz many voters there know that Mdvd can’t win during the first round). Turnout in the coast is also likely to be poor just as it was in 2007 and also during the referendum. As I have said here before, the pollsters need to be careful not to fuel a recurrence of a situation like the one we had in 2007 with Cord refusing to concede defeat and charging that the BVRs have been tampered with.
Totally agree..
turn out.... and i repeat the Upper and Mid rift Vote will determine this election..
Mutahi gave Jubilee 100%.. polls give it 70&.. as much as they would like to save WSR from the hague.. They are not also as enthusiastic to give the vote to UMK...
Lets take the 2nd round and, with the same hypothesis, give both horses 100%, ceteris paribas (tribal backing, 100% voter turn out)..
Cord stands at 8,055,501 while Jubilee sticks to 6,188,372... this is how matters stand right now..
The only chunk that Jubilee can eat into is the rest of the 36 tribes (3,408,501).. which will be less than half..
and that is why the race is tight..