Andrew Dickens: Split voting and overhangs won't do us any good

There’s been a concerted campaign bby Don Brash and Nick Mowbray to get National voters to split their vote to engineer an overhang  A move John Key has said would be the opposite of clever  In the Weekend Don Brash went to press again to say why it’s a good idea  The upshot being that National’s strength in the electorates could mean a loss of list seats which affects several senior ministers, including Nicola Willis  In the piece he argues that National voters are smart enough to work out split voting for themselves and didn’t need John Key telling them how to vote .  The irony is that Mr Brash and Mr Mowbray have been telling people how to vote all along  Mr Brash believes it’s the only way for National to save a centre right coalition but there is another way.  Be more popular.  The other disconnect is that many on the right already believe New Zealand has too many MPs and here’s Mr Brash and Mr Mowbray wanting even more.  Maybe as high as 124.  The other irony is that many on the right can’t stand it when Helen Clark butts in with her tuppence and yet here is a former leader of national and ACT doing exactly the same at the age of 85  Whats sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. I would prefer Mr brash to zip it sweetie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.