The death of the Blue-Green voter myth
OPINION: Amid the carnage of October’s election, and the near-total collapse of the National Party, one death went unnoticed: that of the idea of a meaningful Blue-Green voter base. For years now, very sensible commentators have been telling us about a vast bloc of economically conservative but environmentally conscious voters, just waiting to be tapped. If only, they say, a dynamic leader could be found for a new, centrist green party. If only the Greens would abandon this social justice nonsense and broaden their appeal across the spectrum. Then environmentalists would have real leverage...
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