The gravamen of the charge against this government is that, for all the triumphalism about a long-delayed period of economic growth, it woefully mishandled the economy when it came in – and plans an assault on our already deteriorating public services, if it is re-elected, that would quite seriously threaten the social fabric of the nation.
Zuma's predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, claimed he had mishandled the situation, and in parliament this week Mmusi Maimane, the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance, delivered a scathing verdict.
On at least one occasion, JIEDDO mishandled information it accessed from a National Security Agency database.
Mr Anwar was acquitted of this charge in 2012 because DNA evidence had been mishandled, only for the government's prosecutor to appeal against the decision.
Still, to date no concrete accusations suggest that the prime minister, Naoto Kan, has comprehensively mishandled the daunting array of disasters that together make up the biggest challenge Japan has faced since the second world war.
It badly mishandled the battle over its bail-out extension, lecturing its euro-zone partners when it ought to have sought accommodation.
("Will they stay meek?") By the by, Mr Buffett said he mishandled the announcement of Mr Sokol's departure, not least by issuing a poorly worded press release that failed sufficiently to communicate his "outrage".
Alas.8 10: What are the odds that Marco Rubio, who won tonight, is the next Republican vice-president 8 07: vice-president 8 07t pains him to say it of Christine O'Donnell, but "This is a candidate who is right on the issues but mishandled questions from the press".
The past couple of months have been grim for the ruling party, especially amid a public fast and protest by Anna Hazare, which Congress mishandled, and in the wake of two nasty terrorist attacks, in Mumbai and then Delhi.
In fact, say German media reports, the hackers felt he had mishandled relations with Mr Assange.John Young of Cryptome, the oldest and best established whistle-blowers' site, says that the fundamental mistake made by WikiLeaks was to promise an impossible level of security.
Borders is often said to have mishandled the challenge from online competition.
