Just spotted John McGrath, mayoral candidate for Wellington, supervising 4, maybe 5 workers erecting a campaign sign on Khandallah Road. He stood there, looking very grim with his arms folded, not keen on destroying the crease of his pressed jeans, or muddying his manicured hands.
I can’t imagine Carl Gifford standing back. In fact, Carl’s billboards look handcrafted all the way – large sheets of painted industrial ply with colourful caricatures of the candidate. And I’m imagining he himself drove the posts into the ground and nailed the placards.
1 point to Gifford, minus 1 to McGrath.
those billboards of john mcgrath are ridiculous! could you imagine basing your entire campaign around no policies, but a whole load of blatant lies!
he’s going for the “oh, i recognise that name” vote …
one policy “i will ban smoking in public parks” whoopeedo.
I agree entirely Brenda…lightweight with no message to speak of. Less than a one trick pony.
But, who are the alternatives if I don’t want to vote for Kerry? As I have said on previous posts, Paul Bailey was impressive but he just hasn’t backed himself. For a strategic marketing consultant he’s doing a bad bad job on selling himself!
Interesting. Gifford earns a point based on what you imagine he would do?
I’m sure he wouldn’t do much at all except install a luge around the Happy Valley tip – which is about as on par with John McGraths platform.
My point was that Gifford wins on creativity, and getting his hands dirty.
My point is that you don’t know that he got his hands dirty. You clearly state that you imagine that he did.