One of the great joys of politics is being accountable to, well, everyone.
There are voters, party members, the board, the campaign committee, your electorate committee, the caucus, the media and everyone and anyone who wants to buttonhole you in the street or who has access to a phone or email.
It's mad and it's wonderful. It's democracy.
It's what the Colin Craigs and the Gareth Morgans don't understand. They want a party to boss about rather than have to suffer everyone else's opinion.
As Morgan says: "I've never really enjoyed the prospect of joining a party - you know, 'Oh, God, I can think of nothing worse'."