Winston's out and Bob's built his pathway to Parliament. That's the predicted result for the general election next month and it's coming from a reliable source - Tauranga Boys' College. The college boasts a strong history of election predictions with only one wrong result since 1973. This time around, results of the pollshow that National's Bob Clarkson was likely to take the Tauranga seat which New Zealand First's Winston Peters has kept warm for more than 20 years. However, comments gathered during the poll suggest Bob Clarkson will win votes from being a National candidate rather than from his personal attributes. "While the students see him as a provider and supporter of rugby and stockcars, and enjoy his handy stock of on-line comments, few view him as an astute politician in the making," deputy principal Robert Naumann said. The results show National is likely to fall short of governing on its own but a coalition with New Zealand First could see it leading the Government into 2006. This year the poll surveyed the political choices of Year 12 and 13 students and the staff
