It is tiring me just watching how much energy, time and money is being spent by the DA (Democratic Alliance) in trying to crucify Jacob Zuma.

Let’s put aside whether Jacob Zuma is guilty or not guilty. Let’s put aside the legal and procedural convolutions that were gone through to arrive at the status quo. Let’s even put aside the likelihood of executive interference.

The real issue, from the DA perspective is that being re-active has never won an election. It is time for the DA to push the DA agenda regardless of the ANC (African National Congress), Cope (Congress of the People), ID (Independent Democrats) or any other party agenda. It seems, from the DA’s point of view, that it is easier to be known for what you are not or what you are against, rather than for what you actually stand for.

With the timing of the announcement, the ANC has managed to redirect the DA’s focus and effort away from the important tasks of positive campaigning and towards the less energy efficient sniping and bickering.

I don’t think that this constant (and almost vindictive) attack on Jacob Zuma and the ANC is not going to gain any votes. The people that agree with the process will probably vote DA (or another opposition party) anyway. The DA need to get into the suburbs and townships and go from door to door selling the vision of the DA. They should be counteracting the propaganda of the ANC, especially the parts about the return of apartheid and the fact that the DA is a ‘White Party’ (even if that may be partly true … the ‘White Party’ bit anyway).

Tags: anc, da, jacob zuma, policy

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