POLITICAL ANIMAL SCOOP: Election day date announced

In the first scoop for The Political Animal Blog, I can officially announce the date of New Zealand's 2008 Election.

The Labour Party Blog The Standard has just leaked the election day date, inadvertently one would think because Helen Clark, the Prime Minister, usually keeps a tight reign on these sorts of things.

Have a gander, sign up, use the resources at the Campaign Hub, or just get into it. It’s only 58 days until the election, make it count.

If my maths is correct that makes election day November 8.

A great distraction from the Owen Glenn donation political scandal that is currently facing Clark and Labour.

And "Steve Pierson" says the Blog is not Labours.

Yeah right!!

c Political Animal 2008