New polling shows voters are divided over whether the National Party made the right decision keeping Christopher Luxon as leader. According to an RNZ-Reid Research poll reported by RNZ and other outlets, more respondents say the caucus made the wrong call than the right call.
The results vary by voter group. The NZ Herald reports that National voters back Luxon, while Labour, Green and NZ First voters reject the decision. Stuff also characterizes the overall response as favouring the view that the caucus got it wrong, indicating dissatisfaction is not limited to any single political camp.
The outlets frame the same survey through different emphases: Stuff focuses on the net result showing a larger share of people in the “wrong call” camp, while the NZ Herald highlights the cross-party breakdown, showing stronger support among National voters and opposition among voters for other parties.
