Oh buggggggggggggggggggar

[jasonu]

Hardly surprising result. It was obvious even from over here.

[unstuck]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha suckers. Good luck, you muppets are gonna need it.

[Stylo]

Surprising result, I thought it would have been closer than that, - the country has made a statement that's for sure.

Thanks Nicky Hager and Dotcom, Harre etc for all your help in facilitating this most excellent of outcomes, couldn't be better . Awesome !

[trustme]

I suspect Winston was very much a double edged sword , the more likely it was that he could be king maker the more concerned the majority of the electorate became . There was only one solution, to vote national. Ended better than I expected, yes I wanted Key back, I dreaded Winston back in a govt role . Oppositions don't win elections, serving govts lose them. Nat had not done enough wrong to lose , a cobbled up coalition did not deserve the mandate to win.

[skippa1]

Well - they say you get the government you deserve, which, when it comes to a country returning one of the most corrupt governments NZ has seen (and there have been some beauts), tells you a lot about the mentality and outlook of the inhabitants - and from outside, it's not a good look! Have a good three years - I won't be returning any time soon...maybe wait until the country is totally stuffed then come in and pick up some cheap pieces, instead of selling up end of next year and returning as originally planned.............

We hadn't even noticed you'd gone...........don't come back now yah hear

[skippa1]

I suspect Winston was very much a double edged sword , the more likely it was that he could be king maker the more concerned the majority of the electorate became . There was only one solution, to vote national. Ended better than I expected, yes I wanted Key back, I dreaded Winston back in a govt role . Oppositions don't win elections, serving govts lose them. Nat had not done enough wrong to lose , a cobbled up coalition did not deserve the mandate to win.

Yep.......wot ^^^^said

[husaberg]

I suspect Winston was very much a double edged sword , the more likely it was that he could be king maker the more concerned the majority of the electorate became . There was only one solution, to vote national. Ended better than I expected, yes I wanted Key back, I dreaded Winston back in a govt role . Oppositions don't win elections, serving govts lose them. Nat had not done enough wrong to lose , a cobbled up coalition did not deserve the mandate to win.

Yep.......wot ^^^^said

Yeah but a cobbled up collation was the last two National governments as well remember.

Golly I remember a referendum on asset sales, they went ahead with them anyway, said they had the mandate.
All I can say is imagine the mandate they think they have now.
NZ will have more electricity deregulation and the consumer will pay through the nose for that.
All our Mineral reserves will be sold.

[trustme]

Yeah but a cobbled up collation was the last two National governments as well remember.

Golly I remember a referendum on asset sales, they went ahead with them anyway, said they had the mandate.
All I can say is imagine the mandate they think they have now.
NZ will have more electricity deregulation and the consumer will pay through the nose for that.
All our Mineral reserves will be sold.

National in both those elections had the largest percentage of the vote enabling them to form a govt with support from minor parties
Labour was looking to form a govt from 3 minor parties locking out the party with the greatest percentage of the vote
Slight difference

[husaberg]

National in both those elections had the largest percentage of the vote enabling them to form a govt with support from minor parties.
Labour was looking to form a govt from 3 minor parties locking out the party with the greatest percentage of the vote.

Slight difference

Yes and no, if you go left vs right the numbers don't tally as the governments were formed.
Maybe that is another one of the lefts problems the left vote is too split.
The differences are there is not the great divide Left vs Right that there was once.
NZ first used to lower the national party vote... but now is more left leaning........ depending on what way the wind blows.
It would be interesting to look at how much money was spent left vs right..........
Hats off though the national campaign was especially slick this year with regards to the party vote.
Labour was pretty ineffectual (as it has been for the last 3 campaigns.)
They seem unable to select a leader that has any form of charisma at all.

[trustme]

I thought Cunliffe has the potential to grow into the job. Clark took a few hidings but they stuck with her & it paid off. Head to head with Key he is right there. Labour does not know who it is any more. I'll find Damien OConnors comment when I come back from my ride . He was on the money.

[sidecar bob]

All our Mineral reserves will be sold.

We'll they can't suck money out of their thumbs to pay back the massive debt that nine years of Labor got us into my deviant friend.

[yokel]

[QUOTE=husaberg;1130772907
They seem unable to select a leader that has any form of charisma at all.[/QUOTE]

Charisma = testicles and David cuntlips has none.
David not admiting defeat is why Labour has no future. Telling his "team" they did a awesome job when they lost is retarded.

The failure of Labour and greens tell me that people are over socialism,
At least we're going in the right

[Scuba_Steve]

Sigh .. just the result I was hoping for, under the circumstances ... an excellent result! . . . Three years from now, hopefully something better!

Kim.com gave us this result ... now hopefully he will fuck off!

The right wing propaganda machine had a lot to do with it

It's funny tho of the top 10 concerns for NZers (voted by more people than voted in election) National is bad for at-least 9 of them... Yet here we are, humans are stupid no doubt.

[unstuck]

humans are stupid no doubt.

[yokel]

The right wing propaganda machine had a lot to do with it

It's funny tho of the top 10 concerns for NZers (voted by more people than voted in election) National is bad for at-least 9 of them... Yet here we are, humans are stupid no doubt.

If humans are stupid then their top 10 concerns would most likely not be top 10 concerns.