Cooling-Off Day ain't that Cool

"Spread the message of WP's selfish ambition 
and encourage others to vote PAP."

In addition to the zealous plan for Cooling-Off Day as outlined in the sms above, there is a curious surge of PAP-supporting blog entries from public figures in the entertainment industry, e.g. Rui En and even Xiaxue and other bloggers who look like her.

Why only show their support now? Why today?
Why not before Elections, or since Day 1 of Election Fever?

While the election game rules state that, on Cooling-Off Day, the political parties and figures cannot be sending any such messages, "the transmission of personal political views by individuals to other individuals, on a non-commercial basis, using the Internet, telephone or electronic means" is allowed.

As such, these public figures are the last-minute attempts to sway young voters, who have obviously been deemed to have no minds of their own.

If I were the target of such an exercise, I would feel absolutely nauseous. But then, perhaps such exercises really work?

The more interesting and legal question is:
Are these helpful public figures commercially-motivated to help the PAP?

Do these girls do anything for free?
Even if they were not 'paid' to blog/tweet PAP support now, are they likely to be gratified in other ways after this? E.g. Get juicier roles, get more (government) jobs etc.

Or perhaps, everyone has the right to show their support for their favourite team. These few girls just happen to show them especially when their team cannot do so.