Will Lester challenge Whanau?

Georgina Campbell writes:

Former Wellington mayor Justin Lester says while he doesn’t intend to run for the city’s top job again, Labour has approached him about his potential candidacy and he’d “never say never”.

Lester has caused a stir by refusing to rule out a comeback ahead of local body elections in October.

That agitation has been heightened by his launching of a new social media Facebook page called Wellington Alive to celebrate the good things happening in the city.

Labour can’t abide the possibility of the left losing control of Wellington. If they think Whanau is toast, then they’ll make sure they stand a candidate who can beat a candidate from the right.

Saying you have no intention to run is a very very weak denial. It is far from Shermanesque.