The first kiwi blogged election
Richard Prebble comments on manipulation by the Electoral Commission, and the likely influence of kiwi bloggers this coming election:
The latest version of Aarons Bhatnagar's video is here.
This week the Electoral Commission will be determining how time and money for broadcasting will be allocated. Only the Labour and National parties are represented on the Commission. The Commission has always allocated Labour and National equal time and money. The official opposition is grossly over funded and third parties are handicapped. Both old parties supported a legal ban on parties buying their own TV time. Third parties are prevented from using the most powerful medium to challenge the two party club. The Commission colludes in this by refusing to allow parties to spend their funding as they wish. The Commission buys the parties’ time on state TV paying the full rate. (Which is why TV never criticises state funding). However, the Internet may break TV’s importance. Bloggers were influential in the US election.See http://bhatnagar.blogspot.com for the first election campaign video.The Letter - Monday 21st March 2005.
The latest version of Aarons Bhatnagar's video is here.
Haloscan Comments:
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The Taxpayer shouldn't fund any parties campaign FULLSTOP.
The parties should have to raise the money themselves from other New Zealanders.
Safeguards could be easily put in place limiting the amount an individual or corporate could contribute, and overseas funding outlawed.
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