Sen. Grace Poe has a good chance of beating Vice-President Jejomar Binay in the 2016 presidential elections if she decides to run as president.
Political analyst Ramon Casiple believes Poe is already a sure win for the vice-presidency.
In an interview with ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda, Casiple said: “She is the candidate to beat, more than one third want her,”
More than this, the analyst also believes that the senator has a good chance of beating Binay.
The vice-president has long declared his intention to run for presidency.
“Pagdating sa presidente, ang interesting dito, medyo nagsimula siya sa malayo pero recently mabilis ang taas, halos 100% ang taas niya. At ngayon nasa posisyon na siya to contend even sa frontrunner na si VP Binay,” Casiple said.
“Kung itutuloy ang momentum na iyan, ako hindi nagdududa let’s say in six months pagdating ng filing ng candidacy, malamang baka lumampas pa siya.”
The senator confirmed that President Aquino met with her before his recent trip to discuss the 2016 elections, however, she cleared that the president did not ask her to run for any particular position.
Poe said the President only told her that the Liberal Party (LP) needs and alternative to the opposition candidate.
“Ang pinag-usapan namin ng ating pangulo ay ang kanyang layunin na makapili sila ng kandidato na unang una, mapagkakatiwalaan ng ating mga kababayan, at pangalawa, na may pagkakataong magtagumpay at ipagpatuloy ang kanyang mga reporma laban sa korupsyon at programa para sa mahihirap ng gobyerno,” Poe told reporters.
In the earlier meeting, Poe also asked the President if he would be open to support a candidate like her who is not a member of the LP.
“Ang sabi naman niya, ang gusto niya magkaroon ng konsultasyon sa grupo niya para kahit hindi naman ekasktong Liberal. Pero ang prinsipyo na isinusulong niya para sa reporma ay may kakayahan ang taong gawin ‘yon, gusto niyang suportahan at least from a personal level,” she said.
Meanwhile, an official of the LP also believes that Sen. Poe should run for vice-president.
However, Caloocan Rep. and LP vice chair for political affairs Edgar Erice said Mar Roxas is more prepared for the presidency.
Poe said she may decide whether to run or not by June.
*So what do you think? Should Sen. Grace Poe run for VP or as President?
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