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Aaron Sanderson's avatar

It would be great to eventually transition to more of the multi-party coalition arrangement like the European parliaments. Be good to see true coalition negotiations post-election vs the current pre-election horse trading stoked by the media. A Labour/National grand coalition would best represent the will of the voters. Would require a down-sizing of some egos in both parties!!

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Kai Jensen's avatar

Are we seeing a downward spiral in political journalists' ability to understand poll statistics? (other than your persuasive analysis).

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Aaron Sanderson's avatar

Thanks Grant. Often Newshub’s political commentary frustrates me. A lot of the criticism of the current government is justified. However, I feel there’s often a pro Nats/Act slant. I can’t help wondering how much of an influence there is in the fact that Jenna Lynch’s husband Andrew is chief of staff for Act?

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Grant Duncan PhD's avatar

Hi Aaron. I almost asked in the post whether some reporters are captured by their own networks, but I had phone calls in mind rather than pillow talk! So, thanks for the insight. Cheers, Grant

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