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CLARITA CARLOS CONUNDRUM
Professor Clarita Carlos, one of the panelists for the SMNI Debate, proved to be the true star that outshone all presidential candidates who attended the posh Okada stage.
Many compared the debate to a grueling thesis defense as she was not only interrogating the candidates, but she was also commenting on the question of her co-panelist at one point.
Among the 4 candidates who attended, we think that Abella and BBM were the ones who were able to hold their own.
Abella, being a former Presidential spokesperson, was expectedly the most eloquent in our view. He may not always have the best answers but he made the answers sound coherent and sensible.
BBM had the most pragmatic approach. He showed that if voted President, he will take on the job knowing what is within the bounds of possibility - not like Ka Leody who we think was too idealistic in his responses. It was for sure a sigh of relief for BBM’s many supporters that he actually gave a solid performance.
Ka Leody was able to go through the entire debate with pure grit. It was obvious that he was struggling in some parts but we have to give him credit because he rallied to the end.
Gonzales was not that memorable. He had a bit of a hard time keeping up, with slow speech patterns and short answers, it was easy to forget he was even there - especially when Prof Carlos starts speaking in her no nonsense, slightly condescending tone.
Of the presidentiables who did not attend, we believe that it was Isko who missed out. It could have been a good opportunity for him to stand side by side with Marcos and position himself as the charming 2nd choice.
On the other hand, we think that Leni’s smartest move to date is missing the SMNI debate. We cannot even begin to imagine how she would handle the conundrum that is clearly Clarita Carlos.