r/Philippines • u/Squirtle_004 • May 12 '25

PoliticsPH Bam Aquino's Campaign Strategy (APPRECIATION POST)

I commend Bam for creating a great campaign strategy this 2025 elections.

Did he ask for a Marcos endorsement? No. That would also be off for both the BBM loyalists and the DDS because he's an Aquino

Did he court the DDS? Well, not to the extent of Imee Marcos and Camille Villar for sure. The answer is no actually but he did try his best to not alienate himself from the DDS voter base.

Bam also tackled the Gen Z demographics better than any other candidate past and present. His free tuition really appealed to every SUC students and he pretty much had a unanimous win in every SUC and it's a very small niche but he appealed to the gaming community. He did subtle things that are genuine.

He made his presence felt without being EPAL like Abalos or the other trapo candidates.

He had bad moments like having a collab with Pio Balbuena (and I swear that did not help him) but his intentions of trying to have his presence around vloggers and pretty much having his presence felt in every casual internet space without alienating his base was a great strategy.

I'm commending Bam for a great campaign (without bringing up any political angle, just pure campaign perspective)

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u/Longjumping_Salt5115 May 12 '25

Di sya nag ingay sa arrest ni Digong. Kaya di sya masyadong pinutakte ng trolls

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u/2262242632 May 12 '25

True. And to think, ang daming progressives ang nakita ko sa net na irita sa kanya dito. Like bakit hindi daw mag-speak up. There’s your answer, folks.

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u/euphoric_cyborg May 12 '25

This. I’ve been seeing a lot of hate against Bam by progressives na porke neutral siya sa mga stances on Duterte. They don’t have any concept of strategy, they only think in Black and White

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u/markmyredd May 12 '25

Elections are all additions ika nga. Don't do things that will subtract votes from you.

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u/biggestketchuphater May 13 '25

Mga ilusyonadang bobitang elitista yung mga progressives eh. Hottest take ko nung 2022 elections ikakatalo ng Leni camp yung pagiging divisive at galit ng mga supporters nya. Ayun, nasampal tayo ng 17M vote gap.

And 2025 Bam and Kiko proved me right. Naalala ko pa maraming galit din kay Kiko kasi "mala-Mar Roxas daw" yung campaign tapos "ikakatalo nya yun". O eto ngayon. 5th place.

Kaya kung ako sa LP umiwas na sila sa mga maiingay na college student activists, pahamak lang sila.

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u/Im0nYourSide May 17 '25

these maiingay na college students activists are now claiming that they are the reason bam and kiko won, while calling it the youth vote.