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@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
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@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
While I celebrate the demise of NZ First, it’s worrying to realise they were the handbrake on the more extreme polices of Labour and the Greens.
Looks like we will see what that looks like next term.
If Winnie had gone with National like most of his voters wanted he wouldn't have had to be the handbrake. I blame him for everything
Yep. An you can blame Paula Bennett for that.
serious question - why Paula? Did he have a vendetta against her
I may be misremembering but I thought Peters blamed her for the leak. Wouldn’t consider National unless she was sacked.
And labour caved and gave Winnie everything he demanded
I can't remember where I read it since it was probably early 2018, but National offered Winnie more than Labour.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@Kirwan said in NZ Politics:
While I celebrate the demise of NZ First, it’s worrying to realise they were the handbrake on the more extreme polices of Labour and the Greens.
Looks like we will see what that looks like next term.
If Winnie had gone with National like most of his voters wanted he wouldn't have had to be the handbrake. I blame him for everything
Yep. An you can blame Paula Bennett for that.
serious question - why Paula? Did he have a vendetta against her
I may be misremembering but I thought Peters blamed her for the leak. Wouldn’t consider National unless she was sacked.
And labour caved and gave Winnie everything he demanded
I can't remember where I read it since it was probably early 2018, but National offered Winnie more than Labour.
I thought I heard the opposite. Can't be bothered face checking, don't want to spoil my narrative
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Latest early voting update - total to yesterday is 585,883 votes cast after 6 days, which is about 50% of last time, with 8 days to go. The last 2 elections had the biggest turnout in the last 2 days before the election day, so we are on track for a very large early turnout.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
Latest early voting update - total to yesterday is 585,883 votes cast after 6 days, which is about 50% of last time, with 8 days to go. The last 2 elections had the biggest turnout in the last 2 days before the election day, so we are on track for a very large early turnout.
Or people are listening to the requests to not all wait until the last day so there aren't congested polling stations. This was always part of the COVID planning as we didn't know if we would have higher alert levels.
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@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@Godder said in NZ Politics:
Latest early voting update - total to yesterday is 585,883 votes cast after 6 days, which is about 50% of last time, with 8 days to go. The last 2 elections had the biggest turnout in the last 2 days before the election day, so we are on track for a very large early turnout.
Or people are listening to the requests to not all wait until the last day so there aren't congested polling stations. This was always part of the COVID planning as we didn't know if we would have higher alert levels.
I'm sure that's part of it, but there are also an extra two days this time, and each day is far higher than the equivalent day in the cycle last time, so it's probably not just because of Covid.
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Your municipal mayor Saint Jacinda :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
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Latest early vote total is 1,153,334, which is just under 93% of 2017. Saturday 10 October was the highest single total for an early voting day, being 253,616 votes cast - the previous record was the day before the 2017 election, so we could be in for some big numbers this week.
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@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I am so, so glad the period of electoral ads/coverage is relatively short here. I could not deal with this bullshit for 18 months or whatever.
And those eyesore billboards can go on the fire. Having real estate agents plastic faces splattered around is bad enough, but politicians on even bigger signs? Glad to see them go.
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@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I am so, so glad the period of electoral ads/coverage is relatively short here. I could not deal with this bullshit for 18 months or whatever.
And those eyesore billboards can go on the fire. Having real estate agents plastic faces splattered around is bad enough, but politicians on even bigger signs? Glad to see them go.
How much $$$ is blown on those things? Especially as 50% of them end up defaced and then replaced.
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@Virgil said in NZ Politics:
@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I am so, so glad the period of electoral ads/coverage is relatively short here. I could not deal with this bullshit for 18 months or whatever.
And those eyesore billboards can go on the fire. Having real estate agents plastic faces splattered around is bad enough, but politicians on even bigger signs? Glad to see them go.
How much $$$ is blown on those things? Especially as 50% of them end up defaced and then replaced.
To be fair they are tempting targetsSome folk are pretty creative. Jacinda looks pretty creepy with her eyeballs out of the sockets......
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I hate the TV ads. There is no politician I want to see this much. I prefer to think of them trapped underground working on policy for 23 hours of the day, thrown scraps if they behave. Perhaps a hamster wheel for exercise/to help generate electricity for Auckland because those useless fucks can't sort out infrastructure to save themselves.
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@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I hate the TV ads. There is no politician I want to see this much. I prefer to think of them trapped underground working on policy for 23 hours of the day, thrown scraps if they behave. Perhaps a hamster wheel for exercise/to help generate electricity for Auckland because those useless fucks can't sort out infrastructure to save themselves.
Be great if they could find us more water as well.
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@Virgil said in NZ Politics:
@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I hate the TV ads. There is no politician I want to see this much. I prefer to think of them trapped underground working on policy for 23 hours of the day, thrown scraps if they behave. Perhaps a hamster wheel for exercise/to help generate electricity for Auckland because those useless fucks can't sort out infrastructure to save themselves.
Be great if they could find us more water as well.
Finding is not the issue (he types as the rain comes down). Efficient infrastructure to capture it and make it available for use (grey and fresh water) would be useful
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@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I hate the TV ads. There is no politician I want to see this much.
And whoever has advised Collins that continually appearing in a shell suit and baseball cap will make her look more votable gets joke of the year.
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@Virgil said in NZ Politics:
@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I am so, so glad the period of electoral ads/coverage is relatively short here. I could not deal with this bullshit for 18 months or whatever.
And those eyesore billboards can go on the fire. Having real estate agents plastic faces splattered around is bad enough, but politicians on even bigger signs? Glad to see them go.
How much $$$ is blown on those things? Especially as 50% of them end up defaced and then replaced.
To be fair they are tempting targetsFuck all in the volumes political parties buy them in - the big ones are less than $20 and the small ones are less than $5 (source: am on a campaign committee).
Early voting up to and including yesterday - 1,282,478 votes cast, so we have now passed the 2017 early voting tally.
Edit: Latest UMR poll shows Labour 50%, National 29%, ACT 7%, Greens 6%, NZ First 2.7%.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
@Virgil said in NZ Politics:
@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@Mokey said in NZ Politics:
I am so, so glad the period of electoral ads/coverage is relatively short here. I could not deal with this bullshit for 18 months or whatever.
And those eyesore billboards can go on the fire. Having real estate agents plastic faces splattered around is bad enough, but politicians on even bigger signs? Glad to see them go.
How much $$$ is blown on those things? Especially as 50% of them end up defaced and then replaced.
To be fair they are tempting targetsFuck all in the volumes political parties buy them in - the big ones are less than $20 and the small ones are less than $5 (source: am on a campaign committee).
Early voting up to and including yesterday - 1,282,478 votes cast, so we have now passed the 2017 early voting tally.
Really? Which party? .
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