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Todd Muller: My friend James Shaw embodies the best of NZ politics (thespinoff.co.nz)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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James Shaw was great! I really like Chloe Swarbrick too, but I feel like Todd Mueller makes some good points about Shaw striving for consensus and working across the aisle. Hope the Greens can keep it after he's gone.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Chlöe all the way. The best person in politics.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Oh definitely. She's got the ability to relate to a wide variety of people, as shown by her winning an electorate, conducts herself well in the house and in interviews, and has the name recognition.

It's going to be her.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

James Shaw has always seemed like the most sensible one in the caucus, and the one who just wants to get stuff done, rather than the more idealistic members of his party, who it often feels like would rather achieve nothing than compromise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Yeah exactly - he made it much easier to take the Greens seriously, and he managed to get a fair bit done. One of my favourite politicians, by far.