It speaks to the fact that the majority of our people are still poor and need to see something in the candidate they are voting for that relates to them. What should relate to them are programs and platforms that are pro-poor, regardless of the candidate's background. But all political parties claim to be pro-poor. There is very little emphasis and education among voters about issues and platforms. Politics in the country remains personalistic. Vote-buying and other shenanigans remain the rule of the day. Thus, people hang on to the empty hope that if the candidate does come from the poor, he will know what it is like and have their best interest at heart.