Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy. — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
And I think the rolling polls put more pressure on them to sustain their beliefs and to improve their delivery of the policy and their delivery of the ideas so that they can garner support for whatever principle they're articulating. — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
I think we have a fascinating new and quite dominant input into politics - and it wont go away. From time to time, people… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
Nigel might have an earlier date, but I think it's unprecedented from my memory. So it is a reminder to everybody that the public… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
And if you're getting a poll coming out month after month saying something and then all of a sudden does an enormous swing in… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
I'm much more attracted personally to governments going their full term. It's very hard to have a fixed term election I know with ah...… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
So to that extent that was a very sharp reminder a few months out from the election that we weren't performing in the eyes… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
So I think that we're in a very heightened and somewhat unusual period of politics and polling around the countries that New Zealanders take… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
And I think the rolling polls put more pressure on them to sustain their beliefs and to improve their delivery of the policy and… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
I mean you really can target your answers to get the instant response and I think that is a very manipulative type of polling.… — Jim Bolger Copy Share Image
