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Two Final Polls Say Overhangs Decide It, and the Left Is Banking on One
The final 1News Verian and Taxpayers’ Union-Curia polls both say electorate seats will decide this election and the left is counting on Te Pāti Māori winning seats its party vote cannot earn. So much for overhangs being a dirty trick.
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Face of the Day
Last week, during his show on the Platform, Laws said Opportunity’s female candidates were “stern”, “severe-looking women”, and “authoritarian fascists”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… perseverate (verb) - 1a: to recur or repeat continually b: to intently focus one's attention on a thought or thoughts : fixate 2 psychology : to have or display an involuntary repetitive behavior or thought : to exhibit perseveration Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Looking at perseverate and