‘That sun has set’ — Skelton Cline on Fraser’s re-election prospect
Political commentator and clergyman Claude Skelton Cline has argued that there is an opportunity for a new leader to emerge in the Third District after the upcoming general elections next year.
“I think Honourable Fraser, a good man, has done all he’s ever going to do in that district. He’s served them, he’s served them well for some 20-odd years now,” Skelton Cline said on his Honestly Speaking show yesterday.
But while considering the prospects of some potential candidates in the electoral districts, Skelton Cline did not stop at commending the veteran legislator for his service in the district.
“I think that sun has set and there’s an opportunity in the Third District,” Skelton Cline stated.
Skelton Cline suggested that, because of the opportunity that is being presented, Dr Arliene T. Penn should run for office in that district. He also noted that Penn’s brother, Aaron Parillon, had demonstrated an interest when he previously ran for the Third District seat and lost to Fraser in 2019.
Fraser has been the incumbent Third District Representative for more than 20 years after first being elected in 1999 as a Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate along with former Premier Andrew Fahie and others. The district was previously represented by Oliver Cills and once, from 1983 to 1986 by Fraser’s brother Earl Fraser.
Fraser’s slimmest margin of victory over the years was a 26-vote triumph over Michael Thomas of the National Democratic Party (NDP), when he first ran for office. His second largest victory margin was a 225-vote win at the 2019 polls as a Progressives United Party candidate, where he bested Arlene Smith-Thompson of the VIP and Parillon who ran on an NDP slate.
General elections are constitutionally due by mid-May of 2023, but Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley recently disclosed that his government has not yet decided on an election date.
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Time for the esteemed to run
Claude go and take a hike or better yet go fly a kite…Don’t try to tell us what’s good for us in the 3rd for we already know that Fraser is our best and only hope. There is nobody else in the 3rd at the moment who will represent, protect and defend us the way Fraser do so get from here…Boy go away!
Pastor crime could not carry Fraser’s lunch.
Persecuted by the NDP and later by Fahie/willock, he has done more than most for his district.
There is a reason Fraser keeps getting re-elected, his district prefer him to the list of opportunists being put against him.
He only trying to clear the way for people like his wigged, frog face, egotistical friend to run in the third.
sorry but Fraser will always be a lock for the seat in the 3rd, he is just to good and wily to be beated by someone that this idiot thinks he can use
THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION J FRASER
I’m not voting for nobody-else but Fraser!
@Trevor The reason why Fraser keeps getting
re-elected is because most of the people in the Third District are Brainwashed.
CSC You can’t tell us who Will be good for us in the 3
They can discuss it all at length up at Balo.
Fraser will win if he runs- that seat is locked – simple
Shoot the messenger but the comments are on point. New blood is needed.
Pastor crime go way
we shall see
For years people have hated Fraser from the words of others. to be honest Fraser is a great man. Get to know him for yourself. He looks out for his people and does whatever he can do legally to assist them. Many people wish they were living in the third district. you all need to give jack his jacket he honestly earns.
SIMPLY TH BEST. He has my entire family votes and talking about over 400 votes.
FRASER until he decided to resign from politics, or he proves not working for the people. I don’t see neither NO WAY IN SIGHT
Somebody say that man is”WASH”.
The Sun has not set on our tax money. When the money going back in the Treasury buddy?
U messing with the wrong kat , all your theatrics won’t work on that Kat , your x message is clear , do now the empire gonna have to strike back at ya , you are warned ?
I more believe that its rather time for you mr cline to stop chat foolishness and get it right with God,repent be honest to God and man, its high time now you been telling living a lie for many years