It seems Judith Collins isn't popular with the business sector.

What happens now? If the polls keep going the way they're going for National...possibly a new leader by Christmas.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/126687321/if-these-poll-numbers-continue-nats-could-have-a-new-leader-by-christmas

I think the bigger question is not if or when, but who? It really feels like there is no one else. If they had a viable leader they would have already emerged and ended their fiasco.

Judith won't go down without a fight though.

Varkk:

 

I think the bigger question is not if or when, but who? It really feels like there is no one else. If they had a viable leader they would have already emerged and ended their fiasco.

 

And that's why that party is going nowhere, regardless of how many mistakes Labour makes. Collins is living in a fantasy land where she's PM material, or she doesn't care & is just there for the paycheck. No one else is interested in the top job or they would be making an effort to raise their public persona or they're not talented enough to do so.

arcon:

 

Varkk:

 

I think the bigger question is not if or when, but who? It really feels like there is no one else. If they had a viable leader they would have already emerged and ended their fiasco.

 

 

And that's why that party is going nowhere, regardless of how many mistakes Labour makes. Collins is living in a fantasy land where she's PM material, or she doesn't care & is just there for the paycheck. No one else is interested in the top job or they would be making an effort to raise their public persona or they're not talented enough to do so.

 

I don't follow this closely but both Shane Reti and Chris Bishop strike me as competent and reasonable voices. I would think either one would probably double National's support overnight.

I read somewhere that Chris Bishop was being touted as someone who could become leader after the next election, but now is too early for him. Chris Luxon hasn't really done anything of note (yet). Shane Reti I don't know enough about but he has slightly more public profile.

National right now are pretty much invisible. There are so many fronts on which they could be confronting the Government and the silence is deafening.

They are a disgrace to the word Opposition.

Rikkitic:

 

I don't follow this closely but both Shane Reti and Chris Bishop strike me as competent and reasonable voices. I would think either one would probably double National's support overnight.

 

No political persona in NZ I can think of could get National from 21% to 42% from one poll to the next. Bishop's a nice guy & I like the way he comes across - I think he'd draw 6-7 points immediately which might be the best National could hope for right now. That's if it was possible to navigate his way past Judith's constantly flailing 360 degree knife arms. I can't see a quiet background persona like Reti drawing more than a few points.

I was speaking figuratively. What I meant was either one would be a huge improvement over the current situation.

Rikkitic:

 

.....I don't follow this closely but both Shane Reti and Chris Bishop strike me as competent and reasonable voices.....

 

Interesting😁

I expect there is tons of free publicity if National would get out in community supporting vaccination.

I have only heard of Shane Reti getting right into it.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018816250/mp-and-gp-dr-shane-reti-helps-vaccinate-locals-in-northland

Ok there have been statements part of interviews, which is a bit dry, but I seem to have missed them doing anything else ?

ezbee:

 

Ok there have been statements part of interviews, which is a bit dry, but I seem to have missed them doing anything else ?

 

It doesn't sound like they got much of a chance to be involved in Super Saturday, there were some eyebrows raised about the lack of bipartisan face-time other than the obligatory wall of faces. 

ezbee:

 

Ok there have been statements part of interviews, which is a bit dry, but I seem to have missed them doing anything else ?

 

Judith posted support for Super Saturday on National's IG. But I'm not sure if it was boosted, if not its basically worthless politically.