Daily review 13/10/2023

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    I'm doing a draft post for tomorrow night. Give me all your best recommendations for who to be following over the evening.

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      Definitely Ak central, Wn central, Tamaki, Ohariu, New Plymouth. Whatever media coverage seems most intelligent. TMP seats. Willie. Kieran.

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          Willie is #8 on Labour's list – I included him due to media reports rating him marginal so it's to establish the extent of the recent bounce. Similarly, in more danger of elimination, is Kieran on #16. Any early count of over 5-10% of the whole could signal the outcome…

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    It's going to be a rough evening for Luxon tomorrow. Either he sees his chances of being in government fade away and loses the 'unloseable election' or he has to ring Winston. Seymour must be stropping himself in anger and frustration atm. a month or a bit ago he was looking at being in govt with several cabinet positions. now if he does get into govt he is at risk of being sidelined

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    Notorious rebel Tim Selwyn:

    His own team don’t back his calls – why should we? We have tuned out and are waiting for tomorrow to turn it off. https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2023/10/13/up-the-lux-election-debate-review/

    You may need a refresher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Selwyn

    has previously been a member of the ACT Party, but more recently has supported the Māori Party.

    Don't know the guy but it looks like he got a law passed due to being a rebel!

    After much criticism of the sedition prosecution the Green Party, United Future, Act, and the Māori Party committed themselves to abolition and a bill based on the Law Commission's findings was introduced to parliament with the government's backing on 8 June 2007 that would repeal all seditious offences from 1 January 2008. During debate on the bill the Justice Minister Mark Burton described Selwyn's case as "famous, and some would say infamous" and Māori Party MP Hone Harawira said of Selwyn's situation: "The Government passes legislation to steal away people’s rights and then it charges people with sedition for daring to oppose such theft… for daring to speak up for the Treaty… and for daring to speak out for human rights."

    His colleague Tariana Turia read out the full text of Confiscation Day in parliament. The bill was passed 114–7 (New Zealand First against) on 24 October 2007.

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    Does anybody know if the votes that have been cast prior to Saturday will have already been counted by the close of voting? And will we see these numbers quite quickly after 7pm?

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