June 2009
Monthly Archive
Local Election aftermath
Posted by info on 30 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Campaign, Group Affairs
We had a bad day at the office on June 5th.
Neither Johnny nor I were in the running for a seat, and our vote in both electoral areas was down from the General Election in 2007.
We knew it was going to be a difficult election, but we did a lot of canvassing, and spent quite a bit of money on posters and advertising, so we were hoping to do a bit bit better than we did.
In the end of the day, however, we weren’t on a level playing field. I can’t remember an election in which the opposition had such wind in their sails, and given the public mood, it would have been a miracle had we made a break though.
We won’t give up, however. All the same issues and challenges that existed on June 4th remain today. The breakthrough we seek may take years to come, or may never come, but if it does, we have to be ready.
Watch this space.