It is very clear now why National did not agree to a further debate between the leaders.
Last night’s debate between Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luzon was totally one sided. I would have loved to have seen National’s brains trust’s faces as their candidate was shown to be flat, wooden, totally incapable of adjusting and how National’s tax policies were shown to be crude attempts to take from the poorest and give to the wealthiest.
Hipkins was particularly brutal on Luxon on this point.
He did not hold back on National’s tax cuts which he described as a swindle.
And he got stuck into Luxon about his bottom feeders quip.
The jaw dropping moment was probably the reference to allegations about Sam Uffindell.
And some of Luxon’s claims made during the debate were bizarre. Like completing a trade agreement with India when that country has indicated clearly that it is not interested in one. And you have to wonder about the virtue of an agreement given the Ausrtralian Indian Trade agreement excludes dairy.
And his statement that he spends $60 per week on groceries shows how completely out of touch he is with ordinary people’s lives.
The contrast was very clear. Luxon’s performance must have made people wonder if he is up to the job. Asking Hipkins to calm down made him look vapid and not in control.
The first couple of weeks of Labour’s campaign were really disappointing. Now with some fire injected into it and with the alternative visions so stark the campaign is peaking at the right time.
If you want to do something for your country and your community get two others to vote and go and help one of the progressive parties on election day. Our future depends on it.
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