We can ruminate over all of these possibilities but the sad fact is, no matter who wins the December contest, the ANC will win the 2019 elections. And the elections after that and the ones after that too. SA is no different to the rest of southern Africa when it comes to party allegiance and voting. People in this part of the world support a political party for reasons that have very little to do with practicality or common sense. It will take a life time for traditional allegiances to change.