Untitled Document And while the Tracy Panton UDP feels it is gaining leverage - Shyne Barrow says he supports Elvi.
Well, at least one party leader does.
You just heard Vega Samos express that she felt like the PUP leadership was undermining her from the start of her term.
Well, yesterday, the PM berated her, saying that she should be more supportive of Garcia because they're both women. He explained that, if she were really loyal to the party, she would rally behind Garcia, and that there's still time to change her mind.
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"I'm very disappointed that Ms Samos has decided to run independent. I think she should know better. There was a convention, it was run fairly, she participated, she worked with the list so for her to say that people were not allowed to vote, that's simply not true. And she lost decisively, it's not even that it was a close convention. I wish she would rethink, it's still not too late, she could still withdraw her nomination in time and to be able to give support to Thea. Thea, like her, is a woman and we need to support one another and that's the problem I see that in many instances, women don't support women, and these are one of the best examples you could find. Because she didn't get her way, she's trying to spoil it because she knows she can't win. I'm disappointed, I hope she will reconsider to come out and support Thea and if she's a good PUP as she claims to then she and her supporters will support the candidate of the PUP, that's the oath that she took."
