Rob Oakeshott may be seen as running by many Australian's but his electorate is not so sure Rob Oakeshott has announced that he is packing his bags and retiring from politics but many in his electorate believe he should have run again. Doing a runner? While many Australian's think he is running before he was pushed, the people of his electorate in Port Macquarie have mixed feelings. Rob Oakeshott was rubbing his hands and rolling up his sleeves to get into the powersharing. THE rest of Australia seems to think independent Rob Oakeshott is doing a runner but voters in his electorate don't seem so sure. People on the streets of Port Macquarie who spoke to The Daily Telegraph today were divided on Mr Oakeshott's performance, and his decision to align with the ALP following the last election. "I think he's done as best he could," Jon Dodson, retired Port Macquarie chef, said this morning. I think most of the flak is coming from outside the electorate. Oakeshott has looked after us and if he was going to the next election I would have voted for him for sure. Single mum Samantha Wilson, 28, thought it mattered little whether it was Mr Oakeshott or someone else in the seat of Lyne come September. "Whoever we get it won't change much - it's still a mess," she said. I don't like what he (Oakeshott) did (aligning with the ALP) but he didn't have much choice. Public servant Dave Austin believed Mr Oakeshott "is running." "He is just trying to get away," he said. But I would have voted for him.