Politics can be a tough venture, but, at every turn the road is rising to meet newcomer Jason Patrick Andrews. First, he got a free pass for months sitting in like a PUP Sleeper Cell on PLUS TV's Rise and Shine Morning Show, and now, his sponsor, PUP Deputy Leader and Cayo South Rep. Julius Espat has gotten Andrews' most formidable inter-party opponent to endorse him. Espat told us today that he wouldn't quite put it that way but then conceded that he is quote, "responsible for all (party) decisions made in the west."
Today the PUP sent out a release showing immediate past Standard Bearer Amin Hegar shaking Andrews' hand and announcing that Andrews has Hegar's full support. The release says Dr. Hegar is encouraging his committee to support Andrews.
The endorsement is important, because Hegar is a seasoned politician and a formidable opponent at the convention level – as he proved in the last PUP Belmopan Convention where he easily beat out gilded candidates who had the endorsement of Party Headquarters.
Having a sense of the lay of the political landscape, we'd venture that there had to be a fair amount of power brokering to get Hegar to back down and support the newcomer. This is likely to scare off other would-be challengers and secure an endorsement.
Espat told us that it is the party's position is that Andrews will still go to a convention – but if there is no opposition, he will be endorsed.
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