That was years and years and years ago – Way before I was born.

horisthebear – Is that the Aaron Gilmore off ‘Dancing with the stars’ ?

One of the reasons why we lost the last election was because we did not run a strong campaign in the northern part of the electorate.

If you look at it – polling booth by polling booth, we won the Wairarapa, we lost it in Dannivirke (Lower Hawkes Bay)

We have learnt a lot from that and will run a strong campaign up there.

Should read – `With the change of……..’

Hard to see anything but a Hayes win with a substatial increase in majority.

No it does not. Labour changed the law after Boorman’s conviction so that the ban wouldn’t be permanent.

Listing on the corrupt practices list now only lasts 3 years.

BTW … if Sam Meads was still Head of Kuranui College you would have had some hard explaining to do over your grammar and syntax. Perhaps though you could blame your Party’s education system focused as it is on dumbing down rather tham excellence.

Could have said that about you actually.

That would be the understatement of the year James Sleep , but it is so nice that a young boy would get a special mention from the PM . I predict a huge swing for Labour in all electorates , that is a huge back swing that will make them all redundant .

Hilarious typos

Ok, fair enough, you’re on the ground so to speak. I’m certainly less familiar with Wairarapa politics than you, and you’ve called it as a marginal seat. Having checked out the Elections NZ website, I’m inclined to agree. I didn’t realise Denise MacKenzie stood in 2005. John Hayes defeated her then by a margin of 2752. And interestingly, in 2002, Georgina Beyer defeated Ian Buchanan by a margin of 6,372 votes. That margin suggests an overwhelming shift to National in 2005. Whichever way the electorate vote swings in 2008, it’ll be an interesting contest to watch.

Arhhh late night posting, I correct myself again.

This is getting ridiculous..

Sorry

Arhhh late night posting, I correct myself again.

Let me correct myself…

Yes I agree.
Denise is a fantastic person.

I think what it will come down to is personality. John Hayes does have huge experience in the foreign affairs and trade areas, the problem being, he is not hugely liked.

I am not just getting at him because he is National, but he has a certain arogance about him that people pick up on when they first meet him.

In the area of Masterton I live in, people they want him mor than gone…….

It was a mistake that National re-selected him.

I go to school in Greytown (Which is Wairarapa’s wealthiest town, where JH’s lives), people do not talk highly of him. His won town has turned against him.

Very long story…

But I will conclude by saying – the Wairarapa is a marginal seat…watch this space.