Ross pulls out of Botany

Newshub reports:

Former National Party MP and Advance NZ co-leader Jami-Lee Ross won’t contest the seat of Botany at the election.

That’s probably good for the people of Botany.

Botany, which Ross held for National from 2011 until his falling out with the party in 2018, will be contested by National candidate Christopher Luxon, the former Air New Zealand chief executive.

It’s a safe National seat, but Ross said he believes it was a three-way race this election between himself, Luxon and Labour’s candidate, Naisi Chen.

In no way was it a three way race. In a poll done by Curia in August 2020, Jami-Lee Ross was at 1.8%. And no that is not a typo – 1.8% not 18%.

Jami-Lee has pulled out because he knew it was going to be a humiliating thrashing. Otherwise he would still be standing.