Daily review 10/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 10th, 2020 - 48 comments
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What should the left make of the US election result?
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Date published: 7:43 am, November 10th, 2020 - 76 comments
Now the dust is settling on the US election result the one question I have is why was it even close?
Open mike 10/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 10th, 2020 - 136 comments
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Daily review 09/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 9th, 2020 - 16 comments
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A tsunami of wing clipped kiwi?
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Date published: 9:52 am, November 9th, 2020 - 45 comments
The rush back home has definitely been happening and appears to mainly be constrained at present by the limits on quarantine facilities. It has already helped to mitigate the drops in immigration and probably will in the future. Nowhere near as economically important and productive as our exports. But useful for reducing unemployment for those not exposed to the export economy.
Lawyers, guns and money
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Date published: 8:05 am, November 9th, 2020 - 51 comments
Over in the United States of America the country is descending into chaos. But so far the farcical type of chaos as opposed to the violent type of chaos and this is a good thing.
Open mike 09/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 9th, 2020 - 108 comments
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Donald Trump’s letter to Joe Biden
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Date published: 8:53 am, November 8th, 2020 - 19 comments
It is customary for outgoing Presidents to leave for the incoming President a short letter of introduction. The Standard has managed to obtain a early draft copy of Donald Trump’s letter to Joe Biden drafted while he was playing golf.
President Biden and Vice President Harris.
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Date published: 6:54 am, November 8th, 2020 - 92 comments
At last. All of the main US media organisations have now called the election for for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with Pennsylvania. The eventual electoral college vote looks to be over 300 – well above the 270 required as Arizona and Nevada are called. It looks like Georgia will wind up the same way.
Open mike 08/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 8th, 2020 - 55 comments
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If Biden wins, then what?
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Date published: 11:29 am, November 7th, 2020 - 39 comments
I hope that I am not tempting fate by saying this but a Biden presidency seems almost inevitable. But presuming he prevails the transition is going to be one of the most difficult and most important in America’s history.
This is how you do it America
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Date published: 6:05 am, November 7th, 2020 - 79 comments
Day four of the US election (general discussion thread).
Open mike 07/11/2020
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Date published: 6:03 am, November 7th, 2020 - 35 comments
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Daily review 06/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 6th, 2020 - 13 comments
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Rerun reeferendum
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Date published: 3:46 pm, November 6th, 2020 - 33 comments
One of the other results from the final results on was the reeferendum. The loss was minuscule in the final results. If I was the yes campaign, I’d be considering pushing this to another referendum soon. It was so close, that the result was mainly due to being run with Covid-19 in the background of the campaign, a unreadable proposed bill, and a surprisingly well funded No campaign.
Final election result – Labour ascendant National down and out
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Date published: 2:26 pm, November 6th, 2020 - 56 comments
The Electoral Commission has released the final results of the 2020 election and if election night was a shocker for National the final result is even worse.
In support of Nanaia Mahuta
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Date published: 8:11 am, November 6th, 2020 - 70 comments
Some elements of the right as well as Comrade Chris Trotter have decided to attack Nanaia Mahuta’s appointment as Foreign Affairs minister. In my view they could not be more wrong and I believe she will be an outstanding Minister of Foreign Affairs.
US Election day three
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Date published: 6:05 am, November 6th, 2020 - 38 comments
General discussion thread for the US election.
Open mike 06/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 6th, 2020 - 10 comments
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Daily review 05/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 5th, 2020 - 15 comments
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US election 2020: the morning after
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Date published: 6:05 am, November 5th, 2020 - 155 comments
General discussion thread for the US election.
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Open mike 05/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 5th, 2020 - 39 comments
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Daily review 04/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 4th, 2020 - 3 comments
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Open mike 04/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 4th, 2020 - 59 comments
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US Election 2020
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Date published: 6:36 pm, November 3rd, 2020 - 137 comments
General discussion page for the US Elections 2020.
Daily review 03/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 3rd, 2020 - 24 comments
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Blood sucking leeches blame young for blood supply crisis
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Date published: 8:48 am, November 3rd, 2020 - 118 comments
The Property Investor Federation’s executive officer has expressed the opinion that every time a first home buyer buys a house it makes the housing crisis worse.
Labour’s new Oceans Ministry
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Date published: 8:19 am, November 3rd, 2020 - 23 comments
Jacinda Ardern’s decision to rename the Fisheries Ministery to “Oceans and Fisheries” and install David Parker instead of Stuart Nash shows a welcome desire to protect this most precious of resources.
Open mike 03/11/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 3rd, 2020 - 55 comments
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Daily review 02/11/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 2nd, 2020 - 5 comments
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Labour’s cabinet
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Date published: 1:48 pm, November 2nd, 2020 - 78 comments
Some details of the new Cabinet announced today by Jacinda Ardern.
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