I\u00f0ulega er tala\u00f0 um J\u00f3n Baldvin sem andlegan lei\u00f0toga jafna\u00f0armanna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Hann vi\u00f0urkenndi a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0armenn \u00e6ttu afar erfitt um \u00feessar mundir. Samfylkingin m\u00e6list me\u00f0 s\u00f6gulega l\u00e1gt fylgi og hefur veri\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdnt a\u00f0 forma\u00f0urinn sitji sem fastast. J\u00f3n Baldin segir a\u00f0 hann vilji horfa \u00e1 hlutina \u00ed st\u00e6rra samhengi og segir a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0armenn eigi v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um og s\u00e9 ekki a\u00f0eins bundi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00cdsland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bj\u00f6rn Ingi spur\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 hvernig st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00c1rni P\u00e1ll \u00e6tti ekki hlj\u00f3mgrunn \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar?<\/p>\n
\n\u00dea\u00f0 er svo st\u00f3rt m\u00e1l a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega ekki spurning um pers\u00f3nu n\u00faverandi formanns \u00fat af fyrir sig. \u00dea\u00f0 er eitthva\u00f0 miki\u00f0 meira a\u00f0.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hvernig finnst \u00fe\u00e9r \u00feetta sem fyrrverandi forma\u00f0ur?<\/p>\n
\n \u201e\u00c9g er rauns\u00e6r ma\u00f0ur og horfi \u00e1 sta\u00f0reyndir og tek mark \u00e1 sta\u00f0reyndum. Samfylkingin er \u00ed dj\u00fapri tilvistarkreppu. Af hverju? H\u00fan galt afhro\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn \u00ed fj\u00f6gur \u00e1r. Sumt af \u00fev\u00ed sem ger\u00f0ist \u00ed \u00feeirri r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn var j\u00e1kv\u00e6tt. \u00deeir voru a\u00f0 hreinsa upp sk\u00edtinn eftir a\u00f0ra sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u hrint l\u00fd\u00f0veldinu fyrir bj\u00f6rg. \u00deeir voru a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 hruni og hreinsa til.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
J\u00f3n Baldvin b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0:<\/p>\n
\nKjarni m\u00e1lsins er s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeim mist\u00f3kst hrapalega \u00ed st\u00f3rum m\u00e1lum. Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokkurinn samkv\u00e6mt s\u00ed\u00f0ustu sko\u00f0anak\u00f6nnun, sem var \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arflokkur og sameiningarflokkur til h\u00e6gri me\u00f0 35 til 40%, er kominn \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed s\u00f6gu sinni samkv\u00e6mt sko\u00f0anak\u00f6nnun ni\u00f0ur fyrir 20%. \u00dea\u00f0 eru gr\u00ed\u00f0arleg t\u00ed\u00f0indi. S\u00ed\u00f0an gerist \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hreyfing sem kennd er vi\u00f0 P\u00edrata hefur \u00feurrka\u00f0 \u00feennan flokk \u00fat me\u00f0al yngra kj\u00f3senda og er \u00ed 40% fylgi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bj\u00f6rn Ingi benti \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 a\u00f0 P\u00edratar v\u00e6ru helst a\u00f0 taka fylgi af Samfylkingunni og Bjartri framt\u00ed\u00f0 sem myndi ekki n\u00e1 manni \u00e1 \u00feing ef gengi\u00f0 yr\u00f0i til kosninga n\u00fa.<\/p>\n
\nN\u00fa er \u00feetta fugl \u00ed sk\u00f3gi en ekki \u00ed hendi. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00e1\u00f0ur s\u00e9\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi myndast hreyfingar sem f\u00e1 flj\u00f3tt start en hrynja svo \u00feegar n\u00e6r dregur kosningum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A\u00f0spur\u00f0ur hvort P\u00edratar g\u00e6tu m\u00f6gulega n\u00e1\u00f0 sl\u00edku fylgi \u00ed kosningum svara\u00f0i J\u00f3n Baldvin:<\/p>\n
\n \u201eVi\u00f0 erum ekki \u00e1 venjulegum t\u00edmum. Vi\u00f0 erum uppi \u00e1 mj\u00f6g \u00f3venjulegum t\u00edmum. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 lykillinn \u00e1 skilningi \u00e1 \u00feessu s\u00e9 \u00feessi: \u00dea\u00f0 eru f\u00e1ein st\u00f3r m\u00e1l, mj\u00f6g st\u00f3r m\u00e1l \u00ed \u00edslensku samf\u00e9lagi n\u00fa eftir hrun sem eru \u00feess e\u00f0lis a\u00f0 meirihluti \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar, meirihluti almennings, telur \u00fea\u00f0 miki\u00f0 sanngirnism\u00e1l a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feeim fram en kerfi\u00f0 hefur \u00fev\u00e6lst \u00e1 m\u00f3ti. \u00deetta eru a\u00f0allega fj\u00f6gur m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00fd stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1 um mannr\u00e9ttindi. \u00dea\u00f0 er jafn atkv\u00e6\u00f0isr\u00e9ttur. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0aratkv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed h\u00f6ndum minnihluta \u00feingmanna og tiltekins fj\u00f6lda kj\u00f3senda. Og \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 koma \u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0unum um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0areign \u00e1 au\u00f0lindum inn \u00ed stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1 me\u00f0 varanlegum h\u00e6tti og tryggja a\u00f0 ar\u00f0ur af au\u00f0lindum renni til \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttm\u00e6tum h\u00e6tti.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
J\u00f3n Baldvin b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 P\u00edratar v\u00e6ru sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 taka upp \u00feessi m\u00e1l. \u00deeirra stefna v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 einbl\u00edna \u00e1 st\u00f3r sameinandi m\u00e1l.<\/p>\n
\nEinn kunningi minn sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 mig \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0u um \u00feetta um daginn: \u201e\u00c6tli vinstri\u00f0 geti n\u00fa loksins l\u00e6rt af h\u00e6grinu \u00feennan hlut, a\u00f0 sameinast um f\u00e1 \u00f3umdeilt st\u00f3r m\u00e1l me\u00f0 breitt fylgi en l\u00e1ta minnih\u00e1ttar \u00e1greiningsm\u00e1l liggja \u00e1 milli hluta. Keyra \u00e1 \u00feessi f\u00e1u m\u00e1l. Hver ver\u00f0ur hluti Samfylkingarinnar \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed er algj\u00f6rt aukaatri\u00f0i.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bj\u00f6rn vitna\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Styrmi Gunnarsson fyrrverandi ritstj\u00f3ra sem sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 Samfylkingin myndi deyja \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed herrans \u00e1ri 2016.<\/p>\n
\n \u201eDeyi h\u00fan \u00fe\u00e1 drottni s\u00ednum ef h\u00fan hefur t\u00fdnt erindinu. Ef h\u00fan \u00e1 ekkert erindi, \u00fe\u00e1 skiptir mig engu m\u00e1li hva\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur um Samfylkinguna e\u00f0a Vinstri gr\u00e6n sem sl\u00edk. \u00dea\u00f0 sem skiptir m\u00e1li n\u00fana er a\u00f0 n\u00e1 inn \u00e1 mi\u00f0juna. N\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vinstri\u00f0 sameinist um \u00feessi st\u00f3ru m\u00e1l, grundvallarbreytingar \u00e1 \u00edslensku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi til hins betra. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 gerist undir stj\u00f3rn einhverja sem kalla sig P\u00edrata \u00fe\u00e1 bara \u00f3ska \u00e9g \u00feeim velfarna\u00f0ar.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bj\u00f6rn spur\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 hvort P\u00edratar g\u00e6tu veri\u00f0 arftaki brei\u00f0fylkingar vinstramegin<\/p>\n
\n\u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 segi sig sj\u00e1lft a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem \u00e6tla a\u00f0 breyta \u00feessu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi og vilja leggja eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f6lurnar fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feeir ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 taka h\u00f6ndum saman um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00e1 fram brei\u00f0fylkingu um \u00feessi st\u00f3ru umb\u00f3tarm\u00e1l.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Loka spurning Bj\u00f6rn til J\u00f3ns Baldvins var svo \u00feessi: Myndir \u00fe\u00fa kj\u00f3sa P\u00edrata?<\/p>\n
\n \u201eMyndi \u00e9g? Ef \u00fea\u00f0 er sk\u00fdrt a\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00e6tla s\u00e9r a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem gera \u00fearf til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 fram \u00feessari brei\u00f0fylkingu um \u00feessi st\u00f3ru m\u00e1l.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n