She really had no other choice. The Greens were on the verge of imploding.
Yep, whether or not she was right to do what she did, she really should have resigned at the point she said she would not take up a cabinet minister roll. The last week has really hurt the party, and made it impossible to talk about any of the policies the Greens stand for. Twitter can blame the media for this all they like, but the reality of the situation was clear then, and the newshub poll result shows that.
If the Greens finish below Winston First, they really do cede a lot of power in any negotiations, so I think it was quite selfish of her to hold on. I don't know much about Clendon, but I was really disappointed in the attacks on Kennedy Graham. I have a lot of respect for him and the stuff I saw attacking him for being a stuffy white male was really dissapointing.
Really?
Kennedy Graham put himself ahead of the change of government. Kind of a difficult one to explain credibly to me.
The polls are due to the Ardern factor.
Metiria was a key cause in getting Ardern into the position she's in.
Gordon Campbell on Graham "Sportingly, on RNZ this morning, Greens co-leader James Shaw praised Graham as being a world class expert on climate change and a leader on cross party co-operation on the subject. Hmmm. Lets just say that this high assessment is a minority view around Parliament that’s quite possibly held only by Shaw, and by Graham himself."
http://werewolf.co.nz/2017/08/gordon-campbell-on-t...
I don't know what your respect for him is based on, but for the first time in a decade I saw someone standing up for beneficiaries and the poor and he joined the queue to stick the knife in. And help the braying mob including Kiwiblog, Mike Hosking, Patrick Gower et al...
Also:
"Green Party general manager and campaign director Sarah Helm revealed this evening that both MPs were asked by the party to stand down at the general election but refused to.
As a result, they were demoted in the list rankings, she said, and had been disgruntled ever since. “I think they were looking for a reason to resign or withdraw.” Helm also revealed that the two MPs had been “underperforming” in the election campaign so far. Clendon had made just one phone call, and Graham had done three to four hours’ campaigning work, she said."
But, hey, you know...it was principle and that...
And you'd think that getting Hayley Holt (did you noooo she went out with Raichie McCaaw?) into parliament would help get them positive mentions on the news...