On Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 20:10:02 UTC+13, Crash wrote:
The short answer is no. National have the lead and their biggest
enemy is complacency. Why is this? Put very bluntly - the Ardern
legacy - He Puapua and its outcomes with co-governance.
Only Chris L can repeal this. Chris H has tried gamely with his
'policy bonfire' but this has been proven to be inadequate. Chris H
is not campaigning on Labour's record on delivery - an admission that
what they have achieved in 6 years does not rate as a centrepiece of
their campaign for re-election. Chris H can fire some accusations
based on past National government actions - but that is over 6 years
ago and Chris L was not even in Parliament then - so an incredibly
weak approach.
So this election is for Chris L to loose. Chris H does not have the firepower to make this happen, but Chris L does have the inexperience
to cause this to happen.
Interesting times. The only way to ensure National call the shots
after the election is to party-vote National or ACT.
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Crash McBash
You know that Hipkins is in last minute desperation mode when he's resorted to bleating 'race-baiting'. He's tried everything and that's the last piece of mud he's got left to throw.
It won't work though. More people believe that pro Maori legislation and preferential treatment is racist. The voter base is recoiling from such things as mandatory Maori local board seats, Maori health authorities, Te Mana o Te Wai statements in 5
Waters legislation, preferential Maori elevation on health waitlists, renaming every government entitity in Te Reo and so on.
Treating someone differently because they have a fractional Maori DNA component is repellent to most voters.
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