The latest poll being conducted about the council election is an interesting one. It not only asks what do you know about Val Schier and what do you know about Kevin Byrne but also, "Would you be more likely to vote for a Mayor who is part of a team or for an independent mayoral candidate?"
This sounds like some research by the people who are very disenchanted with the current Mayor and his chances of being re-elected, and want to stop the mayoralty bid from being a two-horse race.
The telephone poll also specifically asks whether people know of councillors Margaret Cochrane, Alan Blake, Paul Freebody and Terry James and then asks what are their strong points.
Are Alan Blake and Margaret Cochrane behind this? Or the Liberal Party members who have been openly critical of their colleague, Kevin Byrne? Or is it a way of capturing the anti-Kevin votes which may come my way if there is no other strong contender?
It's good for democracy if we have a broader pool of applicants. My informant, who is a stalwart supporter, said she found it difficult to find strong points in any of them!
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