The not-so-secret secrets are that Josh Tenorio is running for governor, and Chris Barnett is the new Michael San Nicolas: The existential threat to the regime that wants to continue in power.
And, boy, are these resonating right in front of us.
The rhetoric between the two camps – again, within the Democratic Party of a guam – is growing to cacophony.
They are attacking each other, now almost daily. Sundays included.
It’s become harder to keep track of who is saying what, and where the blame is for why.
Some time in the morning, Mr. Barnett will go live on his Instagram profile and just shoot the breeze with whatever is at the top of his mind. And, normally, it is something critical of both Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Governor Joshua Tenorio.
Mr. Barnett’s character in the public political arena stands out on several fronts, among them his ability to indict every perceived failure of the administration on both the governor and lieutenant governor. Everyone else assigns castigation of the administration to Lou. Barnett remind voters about Josh. All the time. Without fail.
I digress.
Mr. Barnett issues a morning missive against Adelup, and by the afternoon Adelup responds in full force, sometimes attaching a salvo to an issue completely unrelated to the first two paragraphs dedicated to Barnett.
And I have to give it to Adelup’s political wing; they are finally reacting timely and with fervor. I wish they had the same urgency for typhoon information.
My digressions abound.
The merits of what they say aside, this sometimes-twice-daily tit for tat is fascinating to the political eye.
Suffice it to state, I have been outside the electioneering arena too long to have any confidence to state who is winning, but I do have some observations.
First, I wonder whether the political people at Adelup are messaging this to the favor of Joshua Tenorio, or to assuage Lou Leon Guerrero’s ego. It’s a tough balance to do both, but something tells me it’s tipped to the latter. Good for Lou, but not so good for Josh? Who knows. The election still is three years away.
Second, I wonder how long the public will laud Chris Barnett’s attacks before they begin to tolerate it before they begin to find it distasteful. Three years is a long time to complain.
Which makes me wonder how many plans and promises we’re going to see unfold until November 2026. Let’s all keep our eyes on our present state of being, and the economy that is our family cost of living. If you still believe in the promises politicians make, I’ll say an extra prayer for you at Mass.
The games are afoot, my friends. The 2026 election is in full swing, and it’s only the summer of ‘23. This is either the clash of the biggest egos we’ve ever seen for a gubernatorial stage, or something devastatingly important and expensive is at stake over the next decade.
And if I were those two, I’d keep one eye on each other, so as not to lose sight of the other threat to the current regime in power. I’d fasten my the attention of my other eye on every move Eddie Calvo makes from here on out.
