No, not would-be ACT leader John Banks for publicly demanding a top placement on ACT's list, but the ACT board for not forseeing and managing it. What did they think he'd want for throwing them an electoral lifeline? A polite "thank you" note and a party T-shirt?
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3 comments:
I was rather hoping that John would take his kiss of death back to the national party, Auckland did not vote for him in droves, long may it continue
Posted by Anonymous : 3/14/2005 12:32:00 PM
"They'll all vote for me" - Yeah Right!
Posted by Rich : 3/14/2005 12:54:00 PM
More like a noose than a lifeline.
Posted by Anonymous : 3/14/2005 09:00:00 PM
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