YLB x GE2020 #8 - How to #VoteWISELY?

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YLB x GE2020 #8 - How to #VoteWISELY?

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It’s DAY 8, and we focus on an ST Article about WP’s Tan Chen Chen, but with a dubious headline. Is that responsible, given that people are deciding their votes? Elsewhere, XiaXue polarizes (again) but claws back (again).

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