Tim Dower: Picking a winner from last night's debate

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 27, 2023 · 2m

Trying to pick a winner from a TV debate is a tricky thing to do.

First thing I have to bear in mind is that I'm not impartial when I look at these things. I've already decided who I want to win, so that's bound to be an influence.

I started going through it round by round, first one to Luxon, even in the second, Hipkins in round three.

Four to Luxon, five to Hipkins... overall, I'd have to say Hipkins was the winner on the night.

Which you might expect, given he's the career politician.

Did Luxon score at all? Well yes actually, he did okay for a comparative beginner.

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