The problem for Team Robertson

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The problem for Team Robertson is that they now have two opinion Polls where Robertson is coming last, the TV3 & Q&A polls. This is a problem because if the Caucus decide to invest in another experiment like Robertson over the clear public favorite of Cunliffe, it will be seen as yet another factional decision by the beltway ABCs to block David from winning and cheat Labour of the opportunity to win the next election.

The extra problem for Team Robertson is that the MWU, RMTU, NZDWU and MUNZ have all come out to endorse Cunliffe. The EPMU looks like the leadership wants Robertson but the members want Cunliffe and the SFWU is going to be split.

The ABC Caucus is running out of options, they have done all they can to humiliate and blunt Cunliffe and at some point they will have to accept the inevitability of the momentum for change is with him.

Robertson may be the darling of Wellington and the beltway Press Gallery, but he simply has no traction with the public when he is coming third in a 3 way race and those poll results will dog Robertson the moment Labour fail to spark if he does become leader.

I hear that Trevor Mallard threatened to resign if David Cunliffe won. Folks, that’s a two for one special that no one can turn down.

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  1. The Robertson Experience ? Nope . We’ve been there . Done that . As passe` as shoulder pads and flares .

    And can I just say O ! M ! G ! Am I getting excited ? Yes , I fucking well am !

    If Cunliffe is as my instinct tells me he is ? We’re going to see fur fly ladies and gentlemen . Once the stitch picking begins , the whole ugly , greedy , dysfunctional , inbreed , Old Boy/Girl Network , What-Oh Darkie sack of diseased worms will shrivel to biscuits under the glare of public scrutiny .

    What’s that old saying ? ‘ Fool me once ? Shame on you . Fool me twice ? Shame on me . ‘ From the looks of things I’d conclude that New Zealanders are really starting to sit up and take notice . I’m very impressed at the speed of change and I’m well beyond impressed with the brilliance of some of those minds out there . And in here . Tumeke and The Daily Blog . Amazing stuff .
    David Cunliffe has a golden opportunity to be someone remarkable to be written into the political history of New Zealand / Aotearoa .
    How about a cup of tea with Hone, David ? Hone ? You must have a cold something in the fridge ?

    How’s that scratching at your kitchen door roger douglas ? Louder isn’t it ? That’s the Truth , you bastard .

    • Countryboy – I appreciate your hilarious take on so many topics:

      “David Cunliffe has a golden opportunity to be someone remarkable to be written into the political history of New Zealand / Aotearoa . How about a cup of tea with Hone, David ? Hone ? You must have a cold something in the fridge ?”

      Maybe Hone does not “drink”, but he will definitely enjoy a cuppa of sorts, I trust.

      Anyway, it will be Cunliffe, I am sure now, but I still must demand of David Cunliffe a commitment to fair, truly social, respectful, inclusive and constructive social welfare policy. That is the total bottom line for me and many others. Not all are healthy and fit to take advantage of full employment, if that will be the goal, and if it will ever be achieved, by David leading the next Labour government.

      That is my challenge, I am waiting for a response!

    • Ha Ha thks for the laugh…love this site…for its substance and brilliant spots of hillarity.~~

      Yes… go David Cunliffe

  2. All signs are pointing to Cunliffe being the most desired leader. The unions are (on the whole) throwing their support behind them, the labour supporters are strongly supporting him (with almost 50% in most opinion poles), and the general public as well.

    I’ve heard several people who have become so disenfranchised by Labour that they haven’t voted at all in several years saying that, if Cunliffe is leader, they will be voting Labour (some have even said they will campaign on Labour’s behalf if he gets in).

    I can only hope that the Labour Caucus realises that he’s their best shot at getting into government in 2014. If they can’t accept that, then maybe it’s time they left Labour. Unfortunately the caucus still does have a reasonable portion of the votes (with each MP holding around 1.5%), so a fair amount of hope lies on them putting aside their personal dislike of Cunliffe for the good of the party.

  3. Hah, here we go, maybe give Shearer an extended “learning and training period” as DEPUTY, voted in smartly by caucus then?

    But I suppose that will not be great for Cunliffe.

    I certainly do NOT want to see Shane Jones as Deputy, and there must be many others that qualify for such a role. As caucus will determine the deputy leader, this will be extremely interesting to watch, who it will be in the end.

    Grant lost my final bit of trust, by showing up on TV with a leading journalist, denying his partner was at a pub, while he was indeed just a few tables away. No, thanks, front up Grant, or get lost.

    I thought a bit more of you. You may have your reasons for keeping privacy, but just be honest about it then, and do not tell porkies.

    Cunliffe is now the undisputed potential leader, given polls, inside and outside, competence, leadership skills and more.

    Now can we forgive Robertson to be deputy, or should it be someone else? This is what I am very, very interested in now. ABC is a lost cause, that is for sure, the winner takes it all, and we know now who that will be. Even the affiliated union members have to see the light now.

    As a non member, I remain concerned about the silence on social policy, as that is important to me and others, same as economic, educational and foreign policy.

  4. I trust Grants comments on the election across the ditch regarding disunity within labour – to paraphrase – “I am the only one who can unify” is not a veiled threat to undermine Cunliffe in the likely event that Cunliffe wins !

    • Yeah we can judge his ability to unify based on the biscuit-pissing festival that was his stint as the deputy leader. In just what way can he unify the party as leader which wasn’t available to him in the deputy’s role?

      If he really cared, Robertson could have smoothed things out with Cunliffe on the humble in order to manage the public perceptions of division which have done so much damage. Instead he presided over a caucus atmosphere where MPs felt free to settle scores by leaking ABC-clan smack talk to Duncan Garner and Guyon Espiner.

      The candidate who can unify Labour? Look upon his works so far.

  5. The Beltway is the ring road around Washington DC, our parliament is in Wellington NZ.

    Can’t we come up with our own term for the political establishment?

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