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Ryan Bridge: The Nats stand a chance this election
The Coalition is failing on two numbers that matter most to us voters.
Inflation is up over 3% - not as bad as the Aussies but not helped by Trump.
But wage growth is 2%.
The cost of buying stuff is going up quicker than we can afford to pay for it by working. Our real wages are a bit shite.
You know when Luxon set the election date in January and said people needed to "feel" the recovery happening?
They're not. That's why the right track/wrong track poll results look the way they do. Most of us reckon we're heading in the wrong direction because they are.
And people, generally and rightly…
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