Premier Wheatley never ‘won’ his district decisively — Skelton Cline
Political commentator and clergyman Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has suggested that Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley did not win his district decisively enough to silence detractors over whether he can retain his seat as the Seventh District Representative.
Skelton Cline posited on his Honestly Speaking radio show recently that the Seventh District remains ‘wide open’ for the taking at the upcoming general elections, given the uncertainty over whether the territory’s leader can get re-elected in that constituency.
General elections are constitutionally due by mid-May of 2023, but Premier Wheatley recently noted that the government has not made a decision on a date as yet.
“The Seventh District is up for grabs. Our dear friend who is the now-current Premier never ‘won’ his district. And to be a district candidate, district candidates must win their district,” said Skelton Cline, who was suggesting that Dr Wheatley’s victory during the last election was marginal.
He added: “In the case of the Seventh District, the two other candidates, their numbers were more than our [Dr Wheatley] — who I helped to get elected. They were more than his number. So, that’s what I mean when I say he did not win his district. Those two combined members — between Dr Pickering and I think Brother Penn — were more than the numbers he got and one of the things to have a stronghold on your district, is that a district candidate must win their district. So, I think that seat is wide open.”
Skelton Cline also argued that the two major political parties — the National Democratic Party (NDP) and incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP), led by Dr Wheatley — will struggle with campaign financing since donors are unlikely to fund the parties due to lack of confidence in the current leadership of those political organisations.
Skelton Cline, however, expected that NDP leader Marlon Penn will retain his seat in the Eighth District, despite presiding over what he described as one of the most deplorable areas in the country alongside Premier Wheatley.
In the meantime, Skelton Cline praised the recent announcement of direct flights to Miami by next June 2023 made by Deputy Premier Kye Rymer and suggested that the first-term legislator was a certainty for re-election as the Fifth District Representative.
“I just want us to celebrate that we have direct flights coming soon. You can book, get you to the mainland… two-and-a-half, three hours. My goodness. Keep the good works up, brother Kye. I told you all if I was in the Fifth District, I gotta vote for him,” Skelton Cline said.
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We voting for Perline sl**ande must go!
Why is this News? When he has nothing to say that would be newsworthy. This more like BVISoapbox than BVINews.
Good people don’t follow,or believe what this deciever says only the stupid fly follow the corpes to the grave.
We agree with claude
LOL poor Claude Skelton Cline can’t find a port for his sinking ship. you go ahead & critique every district but hear what we want is for you to run at large please we’re begging you
LMAO and which district you won? WHHYYYY you always on the news.
Brother Skelton would you do us a huge favor – PLEASE KEEP YOUR OPINION TO YOURSELF…..We beg of you.
Can someone please remind me why this man has a whole section of the COI dedicated to him?
Why regurgitate this nonsense? He talk rubbish
Claude Skelton-Cline ran in the 2nd District and COMPLETELY LOST! He is here calling Hon. Wheatley a loser when the man was Education Minister and now Premier. Whether you like Wheatley or not is neither here nor there, the man won his District. This guy good in his head?
U 4got diCk & harRY , which district you all running ? against ? ? running ? for or running ? with ❓ ? ( OH hustlers usually works alone
One eyed man ruling the mic in land of de blind
I usually don’t want to hear a word this cat has to say…Pardna man seat not guaranteed next election.
When the money going back in the Treasury though buddy?
Last election was a cesspool of worthless and downright low behavior from many persons. Claude you were one selling the same Natalio to the public. You sold the whole VIp team while frothing at the mouth to get what you wanted when you knew they had nothing to offer the country. Between the horrible people like AF, BS, JW and others along with witch craft that the head coach admitted to be using, you bamboozled and fooled the BVI people into voting for your team. Then you had the covetous PVIM that was formed by Mitch and Ronnie because they lost the NDP elections. Pure wutlessness that ended up with us in the mess that we are in now. I sick of all ayo. ALLLLL
History has shown that this man supports those that make him gain financially so his lack of support for Sowende has to be THE best endorsement because it means Sowende is not paying CSK. Be wary of anyone that CSK supports because they will have a debt for him.
But with kedrick going at-large make it easier for him to win, ,easier, I am one thinks Kedrick chances were better in 7. Kedrick don’t stand a chance at large. This premier is a good Premier. I will like to see him be more asseftive especially on immigration matters, ensure the laws are upheld and immigration work is done fairly, without bias and favor in keeping with the law.
District 6 never voted for Vip so its left to see what will happen there also.
Satan is a mighty deceiver, but his time is just around the corner.
Wonder why SC has never been Premier?