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Kosmik said:
DA won't get a vote in ethekwheni again if that happens.

One thing to be iced out but a wiling trade will kill them here.

Violence, intimidation, riots : especially 2021... want to see a voter base evaporate, that will do it.

The rest of the country still doesn't understand what we went through with those riots.
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That's a fine outcome. Dirtbin should really just be abandoned so that it floats into the sea.

There's obviously too many Zulus and we cannot save them from themselves.
 
Sideshow Bob said:
Mashaba is really as.hole. He has a golden opportunity to shut door on ANC but his petty little squabble with Zille is important than COJ's interests.

I changed my opinion now. I hope DA has coalition with ANC instead of ASA unless he stops being a w.a.n.k.e.r
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An ANC/DA grand coalition has always been the smart play from the DA perspective, but from the ANC perspective it borders on political suicide.

I am very much of the opinion that, even though risky, the DA should take up the opposition bench. Let an untenable ANC/ASA/EFF/MKP/SACP/PA/IFP etc coalition eat itself from the inside. The 2029 election is the big prize...
 
Hush9300 said:
An ANC/DA grand coalition has always been the smart play from the DA perspective, but from the ANC perspective it borders on political suicide.

I am very much of the opinion that, even though risky, the DA should take up the opposition bench. Let an untenable ANC/ASA/EFF/MKP/SACP/PA/IFP etc coalition eat itself from the inside. The 2029 election is the big prize...
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On the other hand, what do you think will be left to govern if the DA happens to win the 2029 election "prize" should the untenable coalitions across SA lead to the complete collapse of multiple municipalities/metros?

If the DA doesn't put down historical grievances or feuds and stay humble to try and fix the various municipalities/metros where they lead with votes & seats, then IMHO they will lose a substantial voter base. You don't have to agree with, or even like someone, to be able to work with them towards a common goal: ask any married/divorced person with kids!
 
Hush9300 said:
An ANC/DA grand coalition has always been the smart play from the DA perspective, but from the ANC perspective it borders on political suicide.

I am very much of the opinion that, even though risky, the DA should take up the opposition bench. Let an untenable ANC/ASA/EFF/MKP/SACP/PA/IFP etc coalition eat itself from the inside. The 2029 election is the big prize...
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The DA cant win the national election. The best they can go for is another province and GP will remain as is with no one party winning outright
 
R13... said:
The DA cant win the national election. The best they can go for is another province and GP will remain as is with no one party winning outright
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Sure but if Zille gets to be Mayor of COJ, chances of getting GP go up. I am fairly confident she will turn around COJ mess quite a lot and that would definitely help DA in GP.

But other parties know her potential so they will try to block her as much as they can. Unfortunately. It is what it is.
 
Kosmik said:
DA won't get a vote in ethekwheni again if that happens.

One thing to be iced out but a wiling trade will kill them here.

Violence, intimidation, riots : especially 2021... want to see a voter base evaporate, that will do it.

The rest of the country still doesn't understand what we went through with those riots.
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As a Maritzburg resident, I agree with this 100%
 
rietrot said:
That's a fine outcome. Dirtbin should really just be abandoned so that it floats into the sea.

There's obviously too many Zulus and we cannot save them from themselves.
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If Durban collapses (figuratively or literally) and takes the port with it, the whole country will be in the dwaaaang.
 
Mista_Mobsta said:
On the other hand, what do you think will be left to govern if the DA happens to win the 2029 election "prize" should the untenable coalitions across SA lead to the complete collapse of multiple municipalities/metros?

If the DA doesn't put down historical grievances or feuds and stay humble to try and fix the various municipalities/metros where they lead with votes & seats, then IMHO they will lose a substantial voter base. You don't have to agree with, or even like someone, to be able to work with them towards a common goal: ask any married/divorced person with kids!
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That's the risk is it not... 2.5 years is not that far off so I'm pretty sure Gauteng can survive.

But what the DA can absolutely not afford is being dictated to by Herman Mashaba.

There is a part of me that hopes the ANC/DA put the people first and we get to start Gauteng's clean up immediately but I'm acutely aware of the political risk that poses for the ANC given their current situation.
 
Hush9300 said:
An ANC/DA grand coalition has always been the smart play from the DA perspective, but from the ANC perspective it borders on political suicide.

I am very much of the opinion that, even though risky, the DA should take up the opposition bench. Let an untenable ANC/ASA/EFF/MKP/SACP/PA/IFP etc coalition eat itself from the inside. The 2029 election is the big prize...
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The DA will never get over 50% in national elections and they will be in the exact same position like jhb being the biggest party but with no one willing to coalition with because of white face.
 
thestaggy said:
I'm of the same opinion. It would also be great if the IFP can pull some of those voters, so they don't all go back to the ANC, although I am aware that the MK hold more extreme positions than the IFP does, especially when it comes to economic ideology.
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IFP is pretty chill compared to MK. To be honest we still don't really know what MK is about other than getting Zuma and his cronies back into power. IFP is more just about Zulu culture having a greater priority in KZN (They are the guys who keep moving our capital to Ulundi) but they have no problems working with the DA and ANC. Actually they ran things better than the ANC ever did.
 
R13... said:
The DA cant win the national election. The best they can go for is another province and GP will remain as is with no one party winning outright
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I did not say the DA can win a national election. My inference is that the DA position itself to win Gauteng outright in the future.

It can happen in two ways as I see it... Coalesce with the ANC in Gauteng or take up opposition benches.

An ASA/DA/VF+ coalition has flimsy margins and it entails giving ASA Tshwane and bending over for Herman in Jo'burg. That cannot happen.
 
ToxicBunny said:
100% this, no amount of spin doctoring or (as champy calls them) reasonable explanations will save the DA in eThekwini if they go into any sort of coalition with MK.

Hell my vote for them this time around was very very conditional, and working with the MK in any official capacity would be more than enough for me to not vote for them again.
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Codswallop. In 2029 you will set some new conditions to vote for them. Vote for them again. Then bitch and moan about conditional voting after the fact
 
wingnut771 said:
The DA will never get over 50% in national elections and they will be in the exact same position like jhb being the biggest party but with no one willing to coalition with because of white face.
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Again, I never said the DA can position themselves to win a national election. This is about winning Gauteng outright or getting close enough to making coalition deals that make sense.
 
wingnut771 said:
The DA will never get over 50% in national elections and they will be in the exact same position like jhb being the biggest party but with no one willing to coalition with because of white face arrogance.
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FTFY

Make no mistake, the DA can be amazingly arrogant and I believe that cost them the coalition. Zille + Brink seem to be perceived as extremely arrogant by plenty people but that doesn't mean they can't get the clean governance job done. Perceptions do matter in politics
 
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