The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 25th September 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Most Recent Blogs
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The difference between what Jacinda and Bill can give Winston
Jacinda can offer Winston legacy, Bill can offer him baubles. What Winston chooses will become his political epitaph.
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A victory for lies, media thuggery and lazy prejudice
The vilest incident of the campaign was not red-neck farmers protesting their right to pollute and degrade our waterways at our expense. It didn’t even involve the National Party directly. It was the vile, despicable, media-run campaign to denigrate Green MP Metiria Turei and drive her from the co-leadership of the party.
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Observations on the 2017 Election campaign… (Waru)
At the next election, Labour and the Greens must be better placed to strategically address “fake news” from the National Party. Labour and Green strategists must be conscious that the Nats will stoop to lies if their pre-election polling shows them at-risk of losing. A rapid-response task-force should be ready and well-resourced to counteract such lies; to do it immediately, and with energy.
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People calling for National to be the Government because they got most Party vote don’t understand MMP
It doesn’t matter that you got the largest Party vote, what matters is if you can get 51% in Parliament, if you can’t do that, then you can’t pass legislation.
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Election 2017 Winners, losers & biggest issues
In 2014, NZers shrugged over dirty politics & mass surveillance lies & voted in National to protect their speculative property bubble wealth, so as a progressive, to be where we are with Labour + Greens + NZ First being the majority, that’s a major victory.
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How to negotiate a Labour-Green-NZ First Government
Negotiating a Government requires extreme skill and the way you start will be the way you run.
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Election 2017 Live Results
REMEMBER: Anyone who enrolled when they advance voted will be counted as a ‘special’ vote & special votes won’t be counted for another 2 weeks. If there was a youth surge for the Left, it will be found there – we may not have a clear decision tonight
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Sorry – The Daily Blog is closed until 7pm for the NZ election
No comments or blogs published today. The argument and debate has finished. Let all New Zealander’s take the time today to focus on one thing and one thing only, voting as citizens.
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Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (whitu)
The final day of campaign is upon us. Tomorrow is the “official” Election Day and nine years of National government is about to either end – or win a rare fourth term.