On 17 May 2024 02:46:15 GMT, Gordon <
[email protected]> wrote:
As Jim Bolger once said, "Bugger" the poles.
Whatever the result I am pretty sure that the majority of the people of this >country are okay with having an election in 2026, as proposed by our
electrol system.
So lets have the next pole in the Spring, not right after the next stabbing.
I presume you are referring to this one:
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350281697/public-dismayed-about-economy-government-struggles-poll
It may well be another poll with only about 1000 polled, and based on
previous polls that may mean it only as reliable as the other recent
polls - not quite as reliable they would have you believe.
The chances of a poll earlier than 2026 rest almost entirely on
whether the three coalition leaders can hold their shaky relationships
together long enough to not fall apart before then - the crunch may
come when Peters is supposed to relinquish being Deputy PM - long
enough for the results of economic policies to be seen as well.
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