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Ryan Bridge: Luxon needs more than his base to win the election
People hate the media, so hating on the media is not a bad strategy.
It's worked for Winston over many decades, although the bloke only needs 10% of people to like his style - most find it a bit abrasive.
As I've said previously, ministers are the de-facto top brass in the caucus. When all the ministers line up behind their man, no vote is going to topple him. The backbenchers fall into line.
The group calling for a coup looks a bit shambolic, like a bunch of disgruntled employees - your Andrew Bayly's and Tim Van de Molens.
The only real threat to Luxon is if polling gets so bad, his cabinet…
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