An Absolutely Biased Guide to This Mayoral Election
I will rank each Auckland mayoral candidate from $ for radical leftists to $$$$$ for small-government dynamos. For some candidates, the 🤡 to 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 scale may be more appropriate.
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Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
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The calculation is how many votes might be gained. Under MMP, a party can outrage most of the country but win an electorate or secure five per cent of the party vote. The gangs can make Te Pāti Māori and the Greens the kingmakers. Do the maths.