Originally Posted by
justakiwi
Yes, by all the main parties, I mean Nat, Lab, ACT, The Greens.
I am saying, they don't need to waste time and energy attempting to convince us that Labour has let us down. We can figure it out for ourselves. Very similar to this place actually.
It is time that political parties just cut the crap, and ran their campaigns based solely on their merits. There is literally no need for National, for example, to even mention Labour's name. Spend that time, telling us what you stand for, what your philosophies are, what your plans for NZ are, and convince us that you have what it takes to put your plans into action. Give us the detail, not just the flowery "carrot" stuff. Present your case so well, that there is nothing left for a reporter to ask you, because you're dotted the I's and crossed the T's from day one. Don't base your sales pitch on trashing the opposition, because it is not necessary! If I go to buy a car, the salesperson is going to do his damnedest to sell me a car on his lot - he's not going to waste his time telling me, the car sales down the road's cars are inferior. Sell me on what you have got to offer me.
Yeah, I realise this is "whacko" thinking but I'll tell you what. Parties would gain way more credibility, and trust, from potential voters, if they did things differently. Voters would get the info they needed without all the background "noise" and would stay engaged. Isn't that what parties want?
NZ sucks at thinking outside the square.