There's lots of Labour lining people who read Whaleoil (some have even posted there/written articles there) which all helps to make it the most popular blog.
I believe the attempts to control John Key are ludicrous....how would the average man in the street take it if he was told he couldn't text with anyone he wanted to about anything that came to mind? That he wasn't allowed to delete any texts? Insanity reigns. Laughable. And people will vote against these personal liberty infringing efforts just as they did against Nicky Hager/Kim Dotcom's Dirty Politics.