One of those male candidates has the head tilt of a tranny. Just needs a dress - no shave even - and he'd be good to go. Lest we forget they loooove the gender woo woo.
I think you've described them well. To me they feel cold, stark, lanyard TOP heavy, and ultimately fake.
Ani, there's a quirk about MMP and minor parties that is not highlighted enough. A vote for a party that doesn't make the 5% threshold is proportionally divided and distributed to the other parties according to the % they poll. In the 2023 election I voted for a conservative minor party. I was horrified to learn that 60% of my vote had been allocated to a party I abhored. Immediately before an election if your favored party doesn't look like it will make that 5% threshold it's imperative that you change your vote to a party that most represents your political leanings or you'll end up supporting the wrong side.
Votes given to parties falling below the 5% threshold are NOT reallocated. They are just dead. The only “fiddle” or adjustment is that the total %s of those reaching the threshold is scaled up to 100%. Actually there is one other fiddle and that is if a party gets whatever % above 5 then it is allocated the appropriate share of the seats though it can be that if they win more electorate seats than the appropriate share then they can have more than they would otherwise be entitled to. Therefore the number of seats in the house is increased to accommodate this.
Whenever someone says their policy/thoughts/actions are 'evidenced-based', it is proper to ask the question: whose evidence, and why did they produce that evidence - what was their motivation?
Thanks for indepth analysis, very helpful. I always assumed TOP was Centre-slighty-Right with a few socialist policies in the mix, simply because of the connection to Gareth Morgan - how wrong was I! It's actually rather frightening because die-hard Green voters who have seen their party morph into a pack of weirdos will likely turn to TOP.
Until recently I was also under the impression they were centrist, and didn’t take positions on the intersectional ideological stuff. Was impressed by Q’s brand too. But went to website last week and was surprised at where the emphases were, as you’ve rightly drawn attention to Annie, and now disappointed to learn the types of people who are their candidates. Disappointing it’s not a better central alternative.
Thanks Ani, have often wondered what they actually stood for........now I am Left in no doubt.
Thanks for looking into this with such depth. This is the information we need.
In other words a more refined version of the loony, left Greens and the screeching Chloe Swarbrick.
Plus a dash of the racist Maori Party by insisting Treaty “ principles “ are adhered to throughout all government agencies.
Can these charlatans please advise what exactly are the so - called “ principles “ they refer to.
Or are they made up on the fly ?
If TOP really do think they centrist, then what is considered centrist has dramatically changed.
Thanks for the helpful analysis, Ani.
And let's not forget what TOP leader Qiulae Wong 's cuckoo definition of a woman is :
"Someone who is born or becomes a biological woman"
Danger, Will Robinson!
( https://x.com/i/status/1990567229298208996 )
One of those male candidates has the head tilt of a tranny. Just needs a dress - no shave even - and he'd be good to go. Lest we forget they loooove the gender woo woo.
I think you've described them well. To me they feel cold, stark, lanyard TOP heavy, and ultimately fake.
Ani, there's a quirk about MMP and minor parties that is not highlighted enough. A vote for a party that doesn't make the 5% threshold is proportionally divided and distributed to the other parties according to the % they poll. In the 2023 election I voted for a conservative minor party. I was horrified to learn that 60% of my vote had been allocated to a party I abhored. Immediately before an election if your favored party doesn't look like it will make that 5% threshold it's imperative that you change your vote to a party that most represents your political leanings or you'll end up supporting the wrong side.
Dumb post. This is why nothing ever changes in the NZ political system.
Votes given to parties falling below the 5% threshold are NOT reallocated. They are just dead. The only “fiddle” or adjustment is that the total %s of those reaching the threshold is scaled up to 100%. Actually there is one other fiddle and that is if a party gets whatever % above 5 then it is allocated the appropriate share of the seats though it can be that if they win more electorate seats than the appropriate share then they can have more than they would otherwise be entitled to. Therefore the number of seats in the house is increased to accommodate this.
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Ani’s article is a gem! It cuts through the political spin with clarity. On the face of it, TOP is a WOMBAT - a ‘waste of money, brains, and time.’
They're communists with smart phones.
Excellent analysis Ani. Such people terrify me.
Excellent read, clarifies a lot for me
Whenever someone says their policy/thoughts/actions are 'evidenced-based', it is proper to ask the question: whose evidence, and why did they produce that evidence - what was their motivation?
Thanks for indepth analysis, very helpful. I always assumed TOP was Centre-slighty-Right with a few socialist policies in the mix, simply because of the connection to Gareth Morgan - how wrong was I! It's actually rather frightening because die-hard Green voters who have seen their party morph into a pack of weirdos will likely turn to TOP.
Useful info Ani - so if TOP gets 3-4% of the vote dragged from the left then we are all better off
Thanks for calling them out as fake centerists. People need to know what they are voting for.
Until recently I was also under the impression they were centrist, and didn’t take positions on the intersectional ideological stuff. Was impressed by Q’s brand too. But went to website last week and was surprised at where the emphases were, as you’ve rightly drawn attention to Annie, and now disappointed to learn the types of people who are their candidates. Disappointing it’s not a better central alternative.