I'll be offline during the day on Tuesday, and hopefully there won't be anything to comment on anyway as voting is conducted uneventfully.
During the evening I'll try and post updates as they come through, but I can't make any promises on my connectivity during the evening and would direct you to the TV stations, radio stations, and online at The Royal Gazette and the Bermuda Sun.
I also have 400 words to fill for the Gazette in Wednesday's paper (why did I agree to that?) which will have to come together before midnight.
I won't make any predictions for tomorrow, other than that I'm cautiously optimistic. Saying that, I would like to say that the UBP candidates ran a campaign they can be proud of.
I'm sure it was difficult not to respond in kind to what was being thrown at them on a daily basis, but they stayed true to their word and kept it clean. My hope is that the weight of the arguments and respectful tone of their campaign contrasted sharply with the lack of policy arguments and disrepectful approach by Dr. Brown's side will give the public a clear choice.
I am getting the sense that there is a desire for change in the community, which when combined with a palpable dissatisfaction with Dr. Brown's style of leadership, scandals and the PLP's negative campaign could give the UBP what they need to take 5 more seats and hold their current ones.
There's a lot of unknowns however, with seats which have only been tested once, new candidates and 3,000 new voters.
Tomorrow will be interesting and for many can't come fast enough so we can put the vitriol behind us and look towards the holidays.
Posted by Christian S. Dunleavy