Asked why he thought the party was bound to lose the elections, Moyo said there was unnecessary delay in the launching of the party and opportunities to capture people's imaginations were thus squandered. Moyo argued that MDC was right-wing because they were either ambivalent or opposed to popular issues such as the need for a radical land redistribution programme and give the impression that only Zanu PF is concerned about land reform. But Dr Alfred Nhema who lectures in politics at the University of Zimbabwe disagreed. As new kids on the block, there will be a lot of excitement. He said he did not think the party would be to the right of Zanu PF because of its labour base and issues that it intends to tackle.
Pragmatism is a claim made by idle politici-ans.
Nhema said due to the emergence of the MDC, which intended to address issues of popular concern, the political culture of the country was bound to move away from personalities to issues.