If National wins ...

[Logen Ninefingers]

Typical Collins...

Collins, speaking to reporters while rushing to a taxi outside Parliament’s doors on Thursday afternoon, said she felt “very good, actually".
"It's a really hard job, and I've done everything I possibly could, and I just wish everyone well,” she said.

Asked if she regretted issuing a statement about demoting Simon Bridges last night, she said: "Never."

[dobby41]

But everyone's known Collins was going to be rolled for several weeks.
It's been discussed in the media very day.
Surely caucus must have had time to formulate & coalesce around her replacement, just unsure of the timing pre or post Christmas.
Now the leaky ship National is looking rudderless, going in circles with no one in charge & the crew are all arguing with each other.

They may have known but they don't all agree.
Even with their small caucus they can't agree

[iceman]

They may have known but they don't all agree.
Even with their small caucus they can't agree

There's absolutely no rush for them. No problem taking a few days to sound things out and try to come up with a coherent plan

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But everyone's known Collins was going to be rolled for several weeks.
It's been discussed in the media very day.
Surely caucus must have had time to formulate & coalesce around her replacement, just unsure of the timing pre or post Christmas.
Now the leaky ship National is looking rudderless, going in circles with no one in charge & the crew are all arguing with each other.

Maybe, but the Collins loyalists, who were only rooting for her, will now have to face new reality.
Better that all options are looked at with open eyes, and an eye on the future.

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Now the leaky ship National is looking rudderless,.

That does not show much respect for Shane Reti.

Better to be a rudderless ship for a short time, than a beached whale for a long time.

[fungus pudding]

And trying to take Bridges down with her !!

Jacqui Dean certainly deserves to go down with her.

[iceman]

Jacqui Dean certainly deserves to go down with her.

I agree. Serious lack of judgement

[Panda-NZ-]

Shane Reti to lead nats.

Why even bother turning up to parliament with this depth of talent.

[Balance]

Read the voices of Labour & Green now - how they wished the deeply unpopular and judgement impaired Judith could have lasted until the next election.

[Blue Skies]

That does not show much respect for Shane Reti.

Better to be a rudderless ship for a short time, than a beached whale for a long time.

No disrespect to Shane, he's clearly only there in a caretaker roll now & gone on Tuesday.
Even ex National MP John Carter said this afternoon, it would have been much better if caucus had sorted out the new leader today.
Instead, the dysfunction & divisiveness will only continue.

Never good optics to have an organisation leaderless because they're incapable of deciding who to choose. esp when you're wanting to project you're capable of running the country.

The next several days are going to be filled with speculation & rumour in the media, a lot of it not helpful to the party. e.g., did the board really unanimously condone Judith demoting Bridges last night & if so why? Should Goodfellow go now ? Who is this Jaquie Dean no one had heard of until now? Is Luxon too conservative & out of step with diverse modern NZ, too middle aged, too bald, too white, too 1950's ?
Similarly with Mark Mitchell & how will his private for profit Military & Security Contracting business which made millions off the Iraq war go down with middle NZ?
etc.