Just as a quick follow-up to my post on today's poll, someone pointed out to me something that hasn't got any play in the Gazette's analysis (not online for some reason) of the results: while Wayne Furbert's favourability has bounced back to September 2006 levels, his unfavourability exceeds his favourability:
:: 37.9% have a favourable impression
:: 42.1% have an unfavourable impression
So while the headline is "Furbert's popularity surges", the more relevant stat is that despite his bounce back in favourability, more people have a negative opinion than a positive one.
That is no formula for success.
Regardless, the poll doesn't change much, Wayne's time is up.
As confirmation of why Wayne, as nice a guy as he is and as much as I like him, just isn't cut out to be party leader and a potential Premier, it's this line from the Bermuda Sun today:
When we spoke to him by phone, he sang a song, said he was all right, but also said: "My fate is not in my hands."
He "sang a song." Time for a change.
