Breaking News: Growing Divide Inside FNM Campaign As Pintard tell Campaign Team ” F**K Minnis”

Opposition Leader Michael Pintard  told campaign staff “f**k Minnis,” refuses to share election polls with senior team and candidates weeks into the general election

Bahamas Herald

March 14, 2026

NASSAU — The Free National Movement’s general election campaign is fracturing from the inside, with multiple sources close to the party’s operations confirming a widening rift between Opposition Leader Michael Pintard and his own candidates, senior party officials, and campaign staff.

Sources within the FNM campaign team tell The Bahamian Report that Pintard has become increasingly erratic and dismissive in internal meetings, at one point telling members of his campaign team “f**k Minnis” when pressed on questions about party unity and the role of former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in the campaign. The outburst, described by those present as both jarring and revealing, has deepened concerns within the party about Pintard’s temperament and judgment under pressure.

*Candidates Say Pintard Doesn’t Listen To Anyone*

The frustrations go well beyond a single outburst. Multiple FNM candidates, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, say Pintard has created a top-down campaign culture where dissent is not tolerated and input from the people actually running on the ground is ignored entirely.

“He doesn’t listen to anyone,” one FNM candidate said. “You bring concerns, you bring feedback from your constituency, and it goes nowhere. He has his circle, and if you’re not in it, you don’t matter.”

Another candidate echoed the sentiment: “We are out here knocking on doors, and we can’t even get a straight answer from the leader on what the party’s position is on basic issues. The messaging changes depending on who he talked to last. There is no discipline and no plan.”

*Pintard Refusing To Share Election Poll Results*

Perhaps the most damaging revelation is that Pintard has been withholding internal election poll data from his own senior team and candidates — weeks into the general election campaign.

Multiple sources confirm that the FNM commissioned polling in key constituencies, but the results have been tightly held by Pintard and a small inner circle. Senior FNM officials and sitting candidates have been denied access to the numbers — data that would ordinarily be used to shape messaging strategy, allocate resources, and determine which seats are in play.

“If the polls were good, we’d all have them,” said one senior FNM operative. “The fact that he’s hiding them tells you everything you need to know. He knows the numbers are bad, and he’s trying to control the narrative instead of being honest with the team.”

The refusal to share polling data has created a climate of suspicion and mistrust within the FNM’s campaign structure. Candidates report making strategic decisions in the dark, unsure whether they are running in competitive races or unwinnable ones, and unable to plan their ground games accordingly.

*A Party At War With Itself*

The internal turmoil paints a picture of a campaign in disarray at the worst possible time. While the Progressive Liberal Party has maintained a disciplined, issue-driven campaign focused on national security results, economic development, and Grand Bahama’s future, the FNM appears consumed by infighting, ego, and a leader who cannot hold his own house together.

The Minnis factor remains the elephant in the room. Dr. Minnis, who led the FNM to a historic victory in 2017, has been visibly sidelined throughout this election cycle. Pintard’s reported “f**k Minnis” comments suggest the divide between the two camps is not merely political — it is personal and irreparable.

The question now facing FNM supporters and the Bahamian public is a simple one: if Michael Pintard cannot lead his own campaign team, cannot share basic information with his own candidates, and cannot control his own temper in internal meetings — how can he be trusted to lead a country?

The FNM has not responded to requests for comment.

Developing story. More to follow.

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