Meeting Jokowi, RK Is Considered A Blunder

Political communication observer at Esa Unggul University, Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that Ridwan Kamil (RK) made a blunder by meeting Joko Widodo (Jokowi) when his electability was stagnant in various survey institutions.

According to him, it is fine if RK meets Prabowo Subianto to ask for support during his stagnant electability.

Because, currently Prabowo has very high public trust. Thus, Prabowo's support is expected to be able to boost RK's electability.

However, the meeting with Jokowi in dealing with the Jakarta Pilkada actually became a question mark in itself. The reason is, Jakarta is not Jokowi's base even though he has served as governor and president for two terms.

"Jakarta is the basis of Anies Bawesdan. And it has become a common secret if Anies supporters generally don't like Jokowi," said Jamil, Sunday, November 3, 2024.

"If RK asks for Jokowi's support, it will backfire. Anies supporters are not getting closer, but will get further away. Anies supporters will identify people close to Jokowi who deserve to be avoided," he continued.

Therefore, RK's efforts to get closer to Jokowi to boost electability in Jakarta actually seemed blunder.

This step is actually considered to be beneficial for Pramono Anung-Rano Karno's pair. This is because Anies supporters may prefer Pramono-Rano to RK-Suswono because RK is considered close to Jokowi.

"It could be that RK's electability remains stagnant, it is even possible that it will decrease after meeting Jokowi. This happens because Anies supporters will have more chance of choosing Pramono-Rano," Jamil said.