Another audacious raid deep into National Party territory as ACT show everyone they are here for 15% on election night.
The announcement that Brooke van Velden will challenge National Party God Boy Simon O’Connor for the deeply safe Tamaki Auckland electorate over shadowed Luxon because of what it says about the fight on the right this election.
The Right have had dangerously accurate polling that details the resentment Aucklanders feel towards Labour thanks to the lock down and that resentment has turned some electorates into actual ACT majorities.
Tamaki is one such Auckland electorate.
Brooke in comparison to O’Connor is full charged electric car vs a broken wheelchair. She is a candidate of surprising quality and beating a National Party boiled ham like O’Connor is absolutely possible.
It shows how confident ACT are going into 2023 and the deeper polarisation that isn’t being appreciated by the mainstream media.
This political move is so big, it actually eclipsed whatever it was Luxon said in Auckland.
What did he say?
Something something tax cuts something something law and order something something Jesus loves Landlords and hates renters something something I love Jesus.
Great.
It’s only because Luxon is so weak ACT are attacking like they are.
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You’re on the money Martyn!
It’s worth attending conferences of National and ACT to compare the demographics:
National: Mostly old 75+ old farts and their wives.
ACT: Mostly 20-40 year olds, tertiary educated.
Guess where the future is!
If nothing else it will give Act exposure which all minor parties need to get that important second tick. She is strong enough to win the seat as National’s man is not that popular
Alot of boiled hams in the National ranks. To many. Full credit to Seymour, his team has present Ed like a govt in waiting. 15%might be Abit light. The Auckland resentment of Labour, probably extends to Hamilton, as they had a redicurlous lock down as well.
I wonder if anyone would have noticed if the photo for this article and the obituary for Jerry Springer had been “accidentally’ swapped over.
You got that right. It’s clearly the episode that Dr Evil appeared on
ACT will freeze wages, and take an axe to public services. They will put cash registers back in hospitals and flog everything off not nailed down.
This will be fascinating on election night for this community.
I wonder if by doing this that ACT will gain simply more of the deny Labour vote to National to ACT instead as a local MP has more of a voteable aspect?
Meh. It just reflects the changing voting patterns coming to the right worldwide. Act is the vehicle for the populist right like me who are sick of the establishment right that National and Luxon champion. Act aren’t faultless and Seymour and co need to reflect they will need to move further right on many issues to hold the base post election.
Further right? So what are we talking here? Full privatization and asset sell off? Turning the country into a tax haven? Is there a line that is too far right? And if so what is it?
But what will you do Frank, if you have a heart attack and need to go to a public hospital?
Once it’s all been sold off, even you may not be able to afford treatment.
In the end it all comes down to us. Do we want to receive publicly funded emergency healthcare or not?
Luxon has been taking drama and movement classes so as to project a vibrant personality with
vitality and confidence to take youall in the 22nd century. Don’t think the transformation will turn him into a George Vi type with real integrity to his personal role, as in The Kings Speech.
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