Posts by David Slack
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Meanwhile, 'State TV' could save some serious Colmar Brunton money next time:
The Muffin Break chain is claiming a third election victory for its bean poll.
The poll - in which 120,000 customers cast a coffee bean vote for their preferred party - picked National to win, with a 12 per cent lead over Labour, had the Greens as the third largest party and predicted the demise of NZ First.
The bean poll put National on 44 per cent (actual vote 45.5 per cent), Labour 32 per cent (33.8 per cent), Greens 11 per cent (6.4 per cent) and NZ First 4 per cent (4.2 per cent).
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I'm not registered at Kiwiblog and can't be bothered. (What urbane leftist would?) If anyone happens to be over there they might like to ask David what, then, John Key is declaring himself to have been "wrong" about?
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At our booth at Stanley Bay school, two people voted Maori Party last time, and one this time. I have my hunches, but I'm not saying more. It does rather show you the relative lack of anonymity that can pertain to the niche voter.
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Hey David, how about "in hindsight" you admit YOU were wrong David - about how well the Greens would do. Effusive and enthusiastic you were on Backbenchers last week; talking up their campaign and how well they're going to do - I think 9 percent was bandied around.
……I was wrong.
Might be less wrong on on specials, but still wrong.Hey, here's a thought, though: I was right on the money about the Libertarianz vote.
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I was wrong.
Might be less wrong on on specials, but still wrong.
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Jeez Craig. Where do I imply otherwise? I'll add emphasis, then:
which takes longer to come around
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What's wrong with this?
Depends how frequently it happens. Should it happen often, which is the point of the post, then a voter might be forgiven for wondering whether they voted for a party with new policies, or just a party which takes longer to come around to the policies that were right in the first place.
What follows from that is a further question: how good will they be at getting it right in a timely fashion? Will they know how to respond with the right idea when new circumstances arise?
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I recommend:
WARNING! Wash hands with cold water within five minutes of touching this surface.
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I can just see him with a pitchfork, cloven hooves, and going Heh Heh Heh as the next batch of the damned arrived.
He and Friedman spend all day bench pressing anvils, buffing themselves and counting the days 'til Maggie gets there.
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Heh. Thought exercise for the week. If Muldoon were PM today, what would he have done about the financial crisis? Probably froze house prices a decade ago...
CER with Iceland.
A 50 billion dollar carbon sink machine (we can rent it to China!) to be built by hand next to Motonui.