8 / 11
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Upper middle and middle class 18‐34 year old females
o
Offended by skipped debate
•
Upper middle and middle class 35+ year old females
o
Offended by skipped debate
o
Wanted to question the JLP about the proposed tax break
PN 18‐
34Y
MALES
PN35+Y
MALES
UM 18‐
34Y
MALES
UM 35+Y
MALES
PN 18‐
34Y
FEMALES
PN35+Y
FEMALES
UM 18‐
34Y
FEMALES
UM 35+Y
FEMALES
17
21
50
28
53
46
84
57
10
18
25
42
8
10
16
26
37
27
0
0
26
34
0
7
10
13
11
11
8
10
10
16
21
14
19
5
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
Chart 2: Distribution of Responses to Debate Issue by
Categorical Variables
Offended
Wanted to Question 18K Election Vibes
Good Strategy Backfired Waste of Time
No Response
The Proposed Tax Break
The data in Chart 3 show that while a half of the respondents felt the proposed $18,000 tax break was
either ridiculous or “an insult to one’s intelligence,” 1 of 7 persons was attracted to it; and undoubtedly
this 14% could have helped to damage the PNP’s chances of remaining in power, especially combined
with the skip of the debate. Note too that 14% of persons felt they were too grounded in the PNP to be
affected “by such stupid bait;” and 61 middle and upper middle class persons expressed that it was not
aimed to attract them. In fact, 17 expressed the concern that they might be further taxed in order to
service this tax break offered to the near‐poor. Most of those who expressed that it was ridiculous held
the view that it was just bait – “Andrew has no intention of doing such a thing…but hell if he tries and it
backfires, I am ready to vote against him like in 2011 when dem free health care and free education
became a joke.” Note that although all 41 of the respondents who expressed that the proposed tax