When the highly cerebral Adlai Stevenson was running for President of the United States against Dwight Eisenhower, a woman was reported to have told the democratic candidate at a campaign rally, “Every thinking person will be voting for you.” Ironically, Stevenson reportedly replied: “Madam, that is not enough. I need a majority.”Despite Stevenson’s policy gravitas and intellectual appeal, Dwight Eisenhower won the election convincingly. In recent American history, George W. Bush won re – election in 2004 appealing to the emotions and in some cases fears of the American people. A day after George W. Bush won his re–election, major western newspapers screamed “How Could 60 Million People Be So Stupid?” 60 million is the number of voters that returned Mr. Bush to office.Those who are still searching for answers behind the reason why Mr. Ayodele Fayose triumphed over the more cerebral Dr. Kayode Fayemi should look no further than the market place of emotions. Reports indicated that Mr. Fayose connected emotionally better with the voters than Dr. Fayemi.The critical mass of the voters that swayed the election are impervious to the substance of what Dr. Fayemi stands for. Fayemi’s drive to reposition Ekiti, his social security initiative and many other landmark achievements pales into insignificance when the voters are confronted with the following questions: Do I like him? Does he represent my values? Is he the kind of guy that I can have a drink with? These are some of the questions that Ekiti voters likely asked themselves as they got ready to cast their ballots. The people of Ekiti in following their gut have returned their verdict, in the gubernatorial contest between Ayodele Fayose and Kayode Fayemi, they preferred the former and now we can understand why the philosopher David Hume posited that reason is a slave to emotion.Dr. Kayode Fayemis class act - in courageously accepting defeat and his sportsmanship in congratulating Mr. Ayodele Fayose is heroic! Good day everyone.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:43:37 +0000
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