James Bond, once a chief campaign strategist for the PNC-led APNU coalition, has now unequivocally declared that the party has lost the youth vote and critically, Region Four itself.In a wide-ranging Facebook live on Thursday morning, Bond laid bare the APNU’s disarray and forecasted a dire electoral outlook.“The youth are 100% behind the PPP,” Bond said. “Region Four? That’s gone red.”Bond, who once spearheaded APNU’s campaigns in Georgetown and the East Bank, is now a central figure on the campaign trail with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). Over recent weeks, he has been spotted actively engaging with residents across East Coast Demerara, Georgetown and the East Bank.Bond assured that his comments were far from vague speculation. He revealed that he and his team had conducted voter research and disaggregation exercises dating back to January 2025.“I’ve known since January… I had done the research,” he said. “APNU is too splintered. The horse has already bolted.”In his assessment, the APNU is in freefall. Bond estimates that APNU will struggle to get more than 80,000 votes in Region Four — home to the country’s capital and largest voting population. This is a staggering collapse from previous elections where the party pulled well over 100,000 votes in the region.He blames this plunge on internal divisions and strategic missteps, including zero community engagement in East Indian-majority areas, fragmentation of its core support base, with splinter groups like the Amanza Walton led Forward Guyana Movement, Simona Brommes led Assembly for Liberty and Justice and AFC returning to elections on its own.“The APNU vote in Region Four is split into four and five different parts,” Bond argued. “They have not worked hard enough. They haven’t even shown up.”Bond in turn suggested that the governing party is dominating the grassroots ground game.“That is why [the PPP] kept meetings in every single community,” he said. “The others gave up. Zero meetings. You can’t win that way.”He went further, outlining specific communities where he claims the PPP has made decisive inroads: Melanie, Four Miles, Haslington, Great Diamond, and even traditional opposition enclaves like Grove and South Georgetown. He disclosed that ongoing walkabouts are planned in Nabacalis and Beterverwagting, and described a growing tide of support that is “undeniable.”“What’s happening in Region Four is stunning,” he said. “It’s PPP red—and it’s not just about race anymore. Young people are making a values-based decision.”Bond took aim at commentators and opposition figures clinging to the belief that APNU still holds a chance in Region Four, calling such claims baseless.“There’s no path for APNU in Region Four,” he declared. “If they get 70,000 votes, they’ve done well.”“They’ve lost the young people. They’ve lost the region. This is not gaff,” Bond added.The post APNU has already lost the youth vote and Region Four – James Bond appeared first on News Room Guyana.