Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Did Labour just save Luxon's skin?

If yesterday told us anything, it's that National doesn't have to replace Chris Luxon as urgently as some in the party were saying just a couple of weeks ago.

Because if Labour carries on like they did yesterday, National is probably going to be fine for next year, aren't they?

That chat, by the way, was real. There really are senior people within the party who think that Chris Luxon needs to be replaced.

And from the sounds of things, they were starting to get pretty anxious in the last few weeks because of the recent polls showing Labour pulling ahead and Luxon getting less popular.

Surely they're gonna be feeling a little better today, because what we learned yesterday is Labour looks credible - until they start talking. The minute they start releasing policy, it goes south.

Yesterday, they couldn't even get the policy out without it being leaked first. And then they did manage to get it out and it was the same old 'come for your money' that Labour always reverts to - and then Chippy wasn't at all credible on it when he had to start answering questions.

Same with last week when the doctors' policy got released before Chippy was even ready for it.

Now, this doesn't actually solve National's problem altogether. Luxon is still unpopular by previous Prime Ministers' standards.

But I'd have to wonder, does he not look quite as bad when you see what the alternative is now?

Is it possible that Labour has actually saved Luxon's skin by sending voters back to National by just being predictable money grabbers, and then incompetent at explaining it?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
If yesterday told us anything. Listen, if yesterday told us anything,
it's that National doesn't have to replace Chris Luxen as
urgently as some in the party was saying that they
had to just a couple of weeks ago, because if
Labor carries on like they did yesterday, National is probably
going to be fine for next year, aren't they. That chat,
by the way, was real. There really are seeing your
people within the party who think that Chris Luxen needs

(00:21):
to be replaced. And from the sounds of things, they
were starting to get pretty anxious in the last few
weeks because of the recent polls showing Labor pulling ahead
and Luckson getting less popular. Surely they're going to be
feeling a little better today because what we learned yesterday
is Labor looks credible until they start talking. The minute
they start releasing policy At Go South yesterday, they couldn't
even get the policy out without it being leaked first.

(00:43):
Then they did manage to get it out and it
was the same old company your money that Labour always
reverts to. And then Chippy wasn't at all credible on
it when he had to start answering questions. Same with
the last week when the Doctor's policy got released before
Chippy was even ready for it. Now, this doesn't actually
solve National's problem all together. Luxon is unpopular by previous
Prome minister standards, but I'd have to wonder does he

(01:04):
not look quite as bad when you see what the
alternative is now? Is it possible that Labour has actually
saved lux AND's skin by sending voters back to National
by just being basically predictable money grabbers and then incompetent,
incompetent or lord incompetent at explaining it. Heather Duplicy Allen, that.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
Is funny a when you can't even say incompetent and
your job is to say incompetent on the rail, I
can't do it. For more from Heather Duplicity Allen Drive
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