Originally Posted by
Banksie
Hopefully they are also appealing to people who would not have otherwise voted - and here is the crux - if these new voters feel like their vote is wasted, they'll be less inclined to vote next time. On the other hand, if they do happen to get a seat and have some policies passed, hell even if it is only free beer on Fridays, they will start feeling enfranchised. And that is a good thing. An engaged voter can be influenced whereas disengaged/disenfranchised voters will eventually revolt.
I don't feel the Internet Party have a fully developed set of policies, but I can see some that they could use as bargaining tools, such as cheaper universal internet, that should be good for everyone - and many of their other policies overlap with Labour/Green policies so they could claim the win anyway.
Mana, I am not so sure - are they any particular policies of their's that you think Hone would play hard-ball with that would be bad for NZ?