‘The coalition has been returned to power.’ Two polls out this month, the Taxpayers Union/Curia and Roy Morgan, paint a pretty gloomy picture for the left. The Herald Poll of Polls paints a similar dismal portrayal of the road to oblivion or, perhaps more aptly, Damascus. The Labour Party is bad enough in itself but add in the Greens and the Māori Party and on top, unlikely, the Opportunity party. This is a recipe for disaster. If you look at the various policies coming from the parties on the left, they are a potpourri of either being unworkable or totally racist. Neither outcomes have much electoral appeal.
