I guess the rationale for Brash wanting to use the ACT vehicle for his political run was that it was easier than starting a new party.
Logistically speaking that is probably correct.
However I think Brash has made a tactical mistake in that ACT has far too much political baggage and that baggage will mean less support for Brash than if he had started a new party.
I guess the risk management analysis showed that the ACT takeover was worth the difference in vote intake. I’d have to disagree. Using ACT has cost Don Brash at least a 10% vote share. I would have gone for the new party. If it was at all possible.
Nevertheless, its good to see Brash back in politics, and I hope to hell he sticks it up that craven political coward and Maori (racist) party sycophant John Key. In fact I hope he sticks it up the whole damn useless crawling no hoping National Party.
You’ve gone the ACT path, and I think that was a mistake Dr. Brash, but best wishes anyway. Good to see some conviction back in politics rather than wishy washy spineless “all things to all men” nonsense.
TrueblueNZ 
11 responses to “Brash Takes ACT- Wrong Move In My Opinion”
As much as I agree with you Red, I will now give Brash, and ACT, my support in November. I only hope he can bring a few Conservatives in with him and exit some of the raging liberals that lurk there.
Incidentally, although I still haven’t reactivated my account, I took a look at New Zealand’s Premier Right Wing Blog (I wanted to see if Farrar’s head had actually exploded yet), and I see John Ansell is already campaigning. This is a gem:
Brash for PM!
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I agree Gantt. If Brash can clear those idiot liberals out of ACT, and perhaps even rename it, he’s the best bet in NZ politics by a country mile.
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Agree too. Wasn’t planning on voting in the foreseeable future, but now probably will.
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It’s bloody hilarious the way the left are spinning this. They should be absolutely terrified. As I said when Trevor Mallard was getting uppity on WhaleOil the other day:
Strangely enough, he didn’t reply.
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“…The only people who should be more scared about this possibility than Quisling Key and the Dipton Double Dipper are Phil Goff and his conga-line of suckholes.”
Beautiful.
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I’ll be voting for ACT… I’ll have the advantage of not feeling like needing a bath and scrub afterwards… Just a hose down…
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Yeah, that was a great comment Gantt.
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Thank you gentlemen. I’ve been waiting to use the conga-line line since Mark Latham used it several years ago. It just fits so nicely with Liarbore these days.
And the thought of Bill English soiling his breeches waiting for Brash to re-enter the house is heartening in these dark times.
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Dr Brash has my vote!
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Brash for PM?
And there’s me thinking I wrote a self-indulgent fantasy the other day.
But why not?
We have seen this week that anything can happen.
Hasn’t it made our politics a bit more fun and interesting?
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“Hasn’t it made our politics a bit more fun and interesting?”
Yep, you’re right FF, but especially interesting for John Key, Bill English and the rest of the Nats.
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