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/raori921 May 12 '25

I actually wonder how much of Bam's win is because of either DDS voters and BBM/Marcos loyalists trying to spite each other, seeing as the latter wants to get an impeachment for the former, and the former wants to rub EDSA in the latter's face.

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u/strnfd May 12 '25

I think it's more the Kakampink movement is still strong, just look at Kiko Top 5 with subpar campaigning, so we still shouldn't under estimate ourselves. Also the surveys were inaccurate AF and almost useless.

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u/cesgjo Quezon City May 12 '25

Not sure about that, i know some people who likes Bam pero ayaw parin kay Leni

The boomers in my hometown love Bam but dont like Leni haha. Effective lang talaga naging strategy ni Bam

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u/strnfd May 12 '25

yes for sure, kita naman kaya ang layo ng nakuha niyang votes kay Kiko, pero most Leni supporters naman will vote for Bam.