ANALYSIS After PAS declared its non-participation in the coming Bersih rally, many raised worries of a repeat of the Bersih 4 scenario: Malay participation will be at a low ebb, and it will be another "Chinese" rally.

With this in mind, Bersih stepped out of its comfort zone in the Klang Valley to conduct a nearly two-month nationwide roadshow prior to the Nov 19 rally.

However, Bersih may have missed its first golden opportunity to whip support when United States' Department of Justice filed its 1MDB lawsuit and people's anger was at its peak.

Nearly four months after this, political anger has turned down several notches, giving way to political fatigue. This may dampen the rally's turnout.

On another front, Umno has launched a psychological warfare and threatened to blacklist businesses that support Bersih.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan has backed Utusan Malaysia’s urging to blacklist companies that sponsor the Bersih movement...