These poll ratings act like a boat anchor, holding National back from any real momentum. With an election looming later this year, Luxon’s personal unpopularity may well sink the party’s chances if they don’t address it sharpish.
This is why the election of 2023 now feels like a broken promise.
Dull or disciplined? The PM’s State of the Nation laid out an election strategy built on continuity and trust.
Is this an election-winning strategy? It feels like more of the same theme from National – not being as shit as Labour and spending a bit less.
Could a politician be any more disingenuous? Could a politician be any more duplicitous? National may not even be in government in 2029. They may not even exist as a party the way they are going.
Luxon is wounded. He just does not know it yet. He thinks he has dodged the bullet but the damage is done. The whispers are there, the polls are tanking and we all know what they are confirming.
Luxon’s grip is slipping and no amount of spin will change that. National needs to wake up before it’s too late.
Pee Kay No Minister Heather du Plessis-Allan, in the article below, states, “But if they choose to stick with Luxon, they have to figure out how to limit his damage to the party’s polling.” What about National asking themselves this question, “If we do stick with Luxon, how can
Luxon might insist it is not a question, but the reality is staring him in the face. National needs a reset and the mutterings in the caucus suggest it could come sooner than he thinks.
With parliament rising soon, the clock’s ticking. Will Luxon steady the ship or will the agitators light the fuse?
From the gossip I am picking up, there are some back benchers supporting Bishop. There are at least 15 MPs who would benefit from Luxon going. So Bishop only needs 10 more to flip and it’s knife time.
The voters are speaking, Chris. They are just not saying what you want to hear. And the louder you keep blaming Labour, the more you sound exactly like the people we booted out two years ago.
If National wants to hold onto power, they had better sort out these amateurs before the voters do it for them.
Any proposed changes he’d like to make are subject to approval of his coalition partners. That may prove trickier than trying to catch an electric eel with your bare hands.
This lack of appeal to women is turning into a full-blown electoral headache for National. Current polling spells doom for their list seats, with the party scraping fewer spots in parliament.
This saga exposes the dirty underbelly of party politics, where loyalty goes out the window when it suits the top brass. Keep watching: the real fireworks are just starting.
