SWS: Poe is top pick among VP bets
Senator Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares
has emerged as the most-favored choice for the second-highest post in the
country in 2016, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The
results of the March 20-23 survey among 1,200 adults nationwide showed Ms.
Llamanzares, who had placed second in SWS survey respondents’ list of
prospective presidential bets, was the most preferred candidate for the
vice-presidency for the May 2016 elections.
About
one in every four Filipinos, or 26%, chose Ms. Llamanzares when asked to
name just one candidate for
the vice-presidency.
Following
her were Interior Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II (12%) and Mr. Binay (7%).
Others who made it to the list
were Sen. Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero (6%), Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
(5%), Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte (4%), Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R.
Marcos, Jr. (3%), Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano (3%), Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap”
E. Estrada (3%), Sen. Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV (3%), Sen. Loren B.
Legarda (1.7%), resigned Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery
Panfilo M. Lacson (1.6%), tycoon and former senator Manuel “Manny” B. Villar,
Jr. (0.6%), Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada (0.6%), and Batangas Gov.
Vilma Santos-Recto (0.6%).
According
to political science
professor Edmund S. Tayao of the University of Santo Tomas, the survey results
show that Ms. Llamanzares is “winnable” for both the presidential and
vice-presidential races, and Mr. Binay is “beatable” for the top post.
“Sen.
Poe-Llamanzares is already expected to be the runaway preferred choice for
vice-president, considering that she is number two in the case of the
presidential survey,” Mr. Tayao added.
“Sen.
Poe shares significant popularity. Either way, Sen. Poe should be a winnable
candidate for both (positions).”
As
for Mr. Binay, Mr. Tayao said: “This only means that respondents or the general
public prefers him really as president, not as vice-president, especially for
his bailiwick. My theory is, he is already secured of about 20% of voters.
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