Steenhuisen under pressure as DA gets buyer’s remorse - A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps
— tabled before the DA’s federal council, found that the party’s relentless focus of winning over black supporters was understandable, but that taking existing voters for granted was always a mistake.
The party leader said the resignation of prominent former DA MP Phumzile van Damme had also hurt the party’s image. “If you go through his speech at our final rally, he mentioned the ANC 32 times. This is in contrast with what he promised when he wanted to be leader. We are still focused on the ANC and it’s not gaining any traction, black or white,” the party leader said.
A senior DA source in KwaZulu-Natal said there were “very real” concerns about Steenhuisen’s future, which had escalated, because of his handling of theThe posters, proclaiming “The ANC called you racists”’ and “The DA calls you heroes”, were commissioned by Macpherson and sparked a backlash against the party.
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