By Harvey S. Keh

THE merger of the two major administration political parties, Lakas and KAMPI will definitely alter the political landscape in favor of whoever will become the administration standard bearer in the 2010 Elections.

Although many political analysts continue to believe that a President Gloria Arroyo endorsement will be a kiss of death, an endorsement will also give the candidate a wide grassroots network of more than 1,000 local government leaders for the 2010 elections.

Many people forget that when it comes to the national polls, it is not often the most popular who wins but rather the one which has the strongest political machinery on the ground.

The candidacy of the late Fernando Poe, Jr. in the 2004 Presidential elections can easily attest to that. Although FPJ drew huge crowds wherever he went, he was still unable to translate these into votes that would be counted in his favor.

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