The wisdom of the crowd

Today’s Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows a drop in support for Labour.Two more polls were released over the weekend. The Colmar Brunton poll showed National up sharply, after falling sharply last time. The Reid Research poll showed National down a couple of points, but still in a healthy position. Another poll released almost a fortnight ago, the…

My last week in politics: a short summary

14 February It’s Valentines Day and I’m loving this!The latest Roy Morgan poll is out and Labour are up! We could have a Labour/Greens government if an election were held tomorrow. Please, please, John Key, call a snap election now. And they tried to tell us David Shearer was a liability. Hah! I would spit…

Did Trevor Do It?

I heard via social media* that a Herald on Sunday preferred prime minister poll gave David Shearer 25% (sorry, I can’t find it online). Shearer’s still miles behind John Key, but it is a huge jump from previous preferred PM poll results. This should not be happening. If the many commenters and bloggers on The…

We’re Back, Baby!

Labour is riding high in the polls. The latest Fairfax poll shows support for Labour has increased by a whopping 2.4%. With the gap between the two parties now at only 26.2% National will be starting to worry. There’s a real risk that National could lose this election, particularly if before November 26 John Key is caught dealing…