Comments by "John Donwood" (@johndonwood4305) on "Simon Bridges not surprised poll suggests eroding support for him" video.

  1. Come on Bridges, National didn't focus on anything. All National did was sit around doing nothing, which to be fair, is what National did the last time they were in government. The coalition government has been under sustained attack from various sides: the Southern/Molyneux controversy, protests against Brash speaking at Massey/Auckland universities, nurses strikes, teachers strikes, Shane Jones's "slush fund" controversy, Auckland Rail link controversy, the Derek Handley controversy, the Sroubek controversy and so on. All of these instances have no doubt hurt the government's public standing. The coalition government has been tested where it really matters and that is transparency and integrity and it takes transparency and integrity to make MMP work. National crumbled and went into damage control when Jami-Lee Ross went public. National hates MMP which is evident in how Bridges claims to be focussing on the party vote. Seems like Bridges is trying to move into Winston Peters's territory in terms of policy perhaps as a signal that National are happy to work with or without Mr Peters at the next election. Still, have to give Bridges some credit and take him at his word.
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