'Even the loyalty of Pakatan's own people are not guaranteed, what more BN-friendly candidates with the possibility of receiving Taib's cash.'

Anwar ready go at it alone without Snap

Fair and Open: It's safer and better to have nothing to do with Snap or they will ‘snap' at Pakatan Rakyat with threats even if they win.

Pakatan will maybe face more problems working with potential Snap frogs later should they form the Sarawak government. Even the loyalty of Pakatan's own people are not guaranteed, what more BN-friendly candidates with possibility of receiving Taib ‘Pek Moh' Mahmud's cash.

2cts Worth: I believe Anwar Ibrahim is right to say that Snap has been 'bought' to divide the votes. That being the case, winning with Snap may be more disastrous than to go on alone.

There will be en masse frog-leaping after the elections from these power-hungry people. Sadly, governance is no longer people-orientated, but for the enrichment of the Umnoputras and their cronies.

Temenggong : Snap should go it alone with the 27 seats and wipe out PKR from Sarawak. PKR has no chance to win more than two seats.

Mongolia: Sarawak PKR needs to have more then 70 percent Sarawakian candidates to really have a chance of winning the Dayaks' sentiments. With this in place, it is alright for PKR-DAP-PAS to fight it all out against BN.

Snap on its own cannot take on the Taib Mahmud-led BN, unless it has a hidden agenda. Here, it seems Snap leaders are in two minds. It's safer for Pakatan to leave Snap out from the electoral pact.

Anonymous_4076: It is better for PKR to team up with Snap in spite of the risks. This will reduce the probability of the Dayak vote going the BN way in the constituencies where it is a straight fight between Pakatan Rakyat and BN.

In that sense, Pakatan stands to gain in those constituencies. But to gain this advantage, they have to give to Snap a fair number of seats (somewhere between what Snap is asking for and what PKR is willing to concede now). These seats will be at risk, should the opposition win a majority in the state assembly.

Will Snap then lean towards BN? Well, nothing is certain in politics. It all depends on the way things take shape after April 16. Leave it until then.

For now, just think about the issue at hand - does Pakatan have a better chance with or without Snap?

Peter Alau: This mother of all hypocrites, Anwar Ibrahim, could lie about almost anything. He's making wild allegations about Snap because he knows very well that Sarawakians who are anti-BN and who previously supported PKR are flocking back to Snap.

WikAdam: Anwar should honestly explain to the people who is funding PKR in Sarawak. But then again, maybe honesty is too much to expect from Anwar.

Who sold out to the tycoon with the partyless BN-supporting politician son in the Batang Ai by-election and thus dashing any hope of Pakatan making inroad among rural native Sarawakians?

Why is it only after 12 years PKR thought of appointing a Dayak to head the party in Sarawak? Has the welfare of native Sarawakians always been at the top of Anwar's or PKR's agenda?

PKR and Anwar are simply not sincere. Sarawakians should give their vote to Snap - a party that they can call their own.

Anonymous: It's clear many of these PKR and Anwar supporters are very gullible. Snap is in cahoots with BN just because Anwar said so? Taib Mahmud will give money to Daniel Tajem so that Snap can run against BN? Snap not supporting the opposition? Evidence for are nil while evidence against are many.

Please read Snap's press release yesterday where it categorically urges voters to vote for DAP and PAS. Anwar and those who believe his baseless accusations against Snap should have their heads examined.

Katemoss: Snap is not a Trojan horse. PKR is the one who is greedy and the spoiler. Why can't PKR make up its mind on who its candidates are? If they think their candidates are better than Snap's, why can't they show their list to Snap? After all, they are in the same boat. PKR, stop twisting the story to make Snap look bad.

Temuai: I still feel Snap has the support of the Ibans. Since Snap is an Iban-based party compared to PKR, they will win more Dayak votes. Come on PKR, please be more rational. I think with Pakatan's support, I am confident that the opposition will be in a position to win more seats. Please compromise and don't waste this golden opportunity to kick out the BN.

Ghkok: Please take note that Snap doesn't even have to re-join BN after the elections. Effective November 2010, BN accepts direct members. That means individual Snap members can join BN directly.

At the end of the day, a vote for Snap is a vote for BN. So it is not a three-cornered fight. It is still one-to-one - Pakatan vs BN.

Ferdtan: The Snap of the past is not the Snap of today. This new Snap, which had been in hibernation for more than eight years, are now flushed with funds.

The present leaders have been too inconsistent with their statements and actions for Pakatan to take them seriously as an anti-BN opposition. They had been accused by many, including MCLM, of receiving funds from BN friendlies and selling themselves to the highest bidder.

Lexicon: There never was an "opposition electoral pact" between Snap and DAP/PKR/PAS, because Snap leaders are BN stooges. Snap is dying - dying to join BN if it can win a few seats. This is a cynical, self-serving betrayal of Sarawakian voters.

Anonymous_4031: Anwar by now should be aware that in Sarawak there are many crocodiles. They are prepared to swallow mothers, daughters and sons for a position or for some pieces of silver.

In Sarawak politics, anything goes. Some hatch bets, but play both sides. No matter how you toss the coin, you'll lose.

Dood: I support the exclusion of Snap. Better leave what could be a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Till today, they have not satisfactorily answered the allegations of MCLM (Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement). And I trust Haris Ibrahim and the people behind MCLM more than Snap leaders. Also, you have to admit, circumstances behind Snap have been suspicious of late.

Loyal Malaysian: It matters not whether PKR goes at it alone in the Sarawak state elections or with Snap as a partner. But it matters very much whether PKR can deny Taib and his cronies two-thirds' majority in the state assembly without some sort of electoral understanding with Snap.

Yes, Snap is a spoiler and an Umnoputras' trojan horse. But to me, the crucial matter now is to deny ‘Pek Moh' and his cronies the two-thirds' majority. Can Anwar pull a rabbit out from the hat in the last few crucial days before nominations?

Ayoyo: By now Anwar knows the battleground much better than all of us, especially Sarawakians who have never ever beaten BN alone.

Local parties will never be able to offer a formidable challenge to Taib. You'll need a lot of help from the peninsula parties - DAP, PKR and PAS - to raise their level of competitiveness. That is the reality. Otherwise, Sarawakians will just be mere tools, bolt and nuts for BN to continue ruling Malaysia.

If Pakatan can't trust or work with Snap anymore, then let it be. They are just a small dying party, so there is no need to work with them if it is too difficult.

Pakatan has learnt so much from three years of bad experiences in the Peninsular. So, just march on Anwar. You have got nothing to lose, but everything to gain.

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