Goff struggling to attract the numbers
July 15th, 2011 at 2:52 pm by JadisLabour List MP Sue Moroney has been tweeting excitedly about the crowd who attended a public meeting today with Hon Phil Goff:
Before getting too excited, Sue should really ask around to see how many people turned up to last week’s public meeting with Hon John Key. Even going by the Waikato Times numbers there were twice as many people who turned out on a stormy night for a Q and A session with the PM. Actual numbers attending the PM’s public meeting were more than 300.
Surely today was the best timing for Hon Phil Goff. He is at his peak.
- It is the day after his and Labour’s big tax package announcement
- It is a beautiful sunny day in Hamilton
But Phil and his local List MP could only attract 100 people. It’s a hard road to the election for Goff.
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July 15th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Sunny day in Hamilton?
Vote:The sun lasts for twelve minutes. Then the rain comes down again. Year to date rain is about 64% above the year to date average. Another week of this crap and there could be some serious impact on dairy production. My golf course has been closed for a longer period than any other time in the past eighteen years. Bloody wet.
July 15th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Goof would be happy with that I think, getting 1/3 the numbers that Key did!!
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Tauhei – the odd sun shower but today is a delight compared to last Thursday when the PM was in town.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
1 Sue
2 Phil Goof
3 Sue’s husband
4 Sues staffer
5 Phils press secretary
6 The Ham East candidate
7 Her Mum
8 Her Dad
9 The Waikato Times photographer
10 The Waikato Times journo
11, 12, 13 The three guys just hanging out minding their own business when suddenly phil goff turned up
14, 15, 16 National Party supporters turning up for one last look at Goff in the flesh before he gets rolled.
That’s 16% of the crowd right there…almost impossible to get under 100 people I think?
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
You can’t compare an evening meeting with a daytime event when everyone’s at work…but then I guess those who are at work aren’t Phil’s target market!
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
No, no, it says *over* 100 people. 10,000 people is over 100, maybe that’s what they meant.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Ms Moroney works for Labour and so presumably defines truth as whatever gets her elected. So by “over 100″ she means about 50.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
There must have been 101 people then. That’s over 100
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
On current polling about 29 were Labour supporters but since it was P. G. then only about seven of them assuming Phil still supports himself.
Then again Ms Moroney?
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I wonder how many of the 100 would have been accountants?
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
She’s revised it to 130! most people would guestimate the turnout, she has started counting?
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Nice piece of spin there David Farrar but even if Key is capable of attracting 300 people you might want to ask him to grow two things rather than just relying on being a populist smile and wave style Prime Minister who gets fuck all done. Hey look at me, I’m John Key, if I ignore my principles and do what is truly needed to save NZ’s shitty economy I can pack meeting halls just as long as I don’t offend anyone!
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Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Seriously, if Key was around in the late 80s I have absolutely no doubt he would have suggested the cup of tea long before Lange.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Green-Labour capital gains tax could cause big economic migrant problem for Turkey.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
i reckon i could get a crowd of 100 people to turn up and listen to me tell hooker stories.
johnboy would be their for sure!
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
This cannot be true. Hamilton has not had a sunny day for days.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:53 pm
So CW just precisely what do you think Key should do? Introduce a CGT?
Raise other taxes?
Send a
frigatefast patrol boat down to Antartica to destroy utterly the Japanese whaling fleet???
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
@toad @6.30pm – If that turkey, Hone ever had significant influence in NZ politics, there would be many of us who would prefer to emigrate.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
“i reckon i could get a crowd of 100 people to turn up and listen to me tell hooker stories.”
No doubt that would be a sickening STD experience. Oh gawd, some mothers do ave ‘em.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
I saw Goff on Prime news on his trip to Huntly .. it seems that the”over 100″ member crowd stayed back in Hamilton
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Dime
It seems that old D4J…opps, sorry, Fatboy, is disgusted at your extrcurricularar activities.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
300 turning up to hear the NZ PM, who hasn’t fronted a public meeting in Hamilton in almost 3 years.. and 300 is good? This tells me the NZ public are disengaged and disinterested. Trying to make 100 sound desperately low by way of comparison is a good lesson in the stupidity of relativism
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Nice one, Jardis! You should get the crowd pix from the JK event up against those from the PG one. That’s a big room. 100 people would look pretty thin in a crowd shot
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
“It seems that old D4J…opps, sorry, Fatboy, is disgusted at your extrcurricularar activities.”
Seriously big bruv, you need serious help. Learn to spell of thick shit ( you’re probably a drunkard). Hell what a hateful insane crackpot. I am employed in the mental health business and you must have at least 200 d4j voodoo dolls which can only explain your deranged infatuation with him. Go away and stick pins in them all. Shit I bet you live a very sad life. I AM NOT d4j.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
@fatboy slim 8:48 pm
Quacks like a duck though.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
toad feel like some debate, or not? No worries if not, but if so, why is the CGT, more taxes et al any good at all, in these times?
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
toad, I don’t know about the duck, but I do know the strange chap needs a real good doc to help him get over his miserable and tiresome infatuation.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
@reid 9:14 pm
Sorry, out
Vote:on the pissat family gathering. Not good circumstance 4 debate right now.July 15th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Hmmmmmmm…..I’m beginning to agree that Fatboy is D4J….either that or there are two identical nutbars hanging around the Hagley park toilet block.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Toad
Vote:Concerning undertone there. Hope all is well with yours.
July 15th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Me too toad, thanks for getting back.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Sounds like the organic feijoa wine has been flowing freely.
Vote:July 15th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
Is that you D4J?
Thought you brought the farm in Christchurch.
Vote:July 16th, 2011 at 12:08 am
Uhh… beautiful sunny day? The weather has been crap for the last week or so. Absolutely freezing today. And yes, a midday event on a weekday is not likely to get as many people as an evening event.
Vote:July 16th, 2011 at 6:46 am
99 people too many. The lamentable trougher Goff ought to be ignored.
Vote:July 16th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Phool Goof, Sue Moron and Trev Quackers – sounds like a formidable trio to me! Just the threesome to lead Liabour into power (sorry that should read oblivion). Keep up the good work folks!
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