Duterte name working for Sara: Pulse Asia president

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/01/04/20190624-hnp-thanksgiving-mnib-14.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who showed a gesture of respect during the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Thanksgiving Night at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on June 24, 2019. <em>Richard Madelo, Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Name recall and her association with President Rodrigo Duterte are the possible reasons why Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio topped the list of preferred presidential candidates for the 2022 general elections, a private pollster said Monday.</p><p>&quot;I think you can say it&#x27;s largely a result of association with the President, with name recall, with popularity, with the national prominence of Duterte name,&quot; Pulse Asia president Ronald Holmes told ANC.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/31/20/sara-duterte-tops-pulse-asia-survey-for-preferred-presidential-candidates">Sara Duterte tops Pulse Asia survey for preferred presidential candidates</a></li></ul><p>A pre-election survey conducted by the pollster showed the President&#x27;s daughter is the early frontrunner for the top post, garnering 26 percent voter preference.</p><p>While Duterte is leading the survey conducted from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, 2020 among 2,400 respondents, Holmes noted the pre-electoral support was &quot;not that high&quot;.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s basically not exactly a high electoral support for the President&#x27;s daughter,&quot; he said, adding that a large chunk of support comes from Mindanao.</p><p>Duterte received 58 percent voter preference in Mindanao, followed by 29 percent in Visayas, 16 percent in Metro Manila and 12 percent in Balance Luzon.</p><p>&quot;So, if you have majority support coming from Mindanao and eventually netting 1 out of 4 support on the national level, it means we can expect [that] the forthcoming election will still be largely dependent on spatial or geographical voting,&quot; Holmes said.</p><p>The pollster stood by the integrity of the survey, saying they have used the same methodology before, which is multistage probability sampling.</p><p>&quot;So, the reliability of the survey is at the same level as what we&#x27;ve done over the past more than 20 years,&quot; Holmes said.</p><p>Names included in the survey were chosen by their research team, which is composed largely of academics, and not a result of any subscription.</p><p>&quot;The names there are essentially names that have been introduced by members of the research team. They may not necessarily run as candidates but we&#x27;ve heard from certain reports that these are potential candidates,&quot; Holmes said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLQqR11d_lQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Name recall and her association with President Rodrigo Duterte are the possible reasons why Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio topped the list of preferred presidential candidates for the 2022 general elections, a private pollster said Monday.</p>

Name recall and her association with President Rodrigo Duterte are the possible reasons why Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio topped the list of preferred presidential candidates for the 2022 general elections, a private pollster said Monday.

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Duterte name working for Sara: Pulse Asia president

Duterte name working for Sara: Pulse Asia president

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Published Jan 04, 2021 09:19 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 04, 2021 09:41 AM PHT

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