Jacinda O'Dern's Response to the Coronavirus

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Jacinda O'Dern has always been lauded overseas, particularly for her response to the Christchurch terrorist attacks. But that adulation wasn't really reflected back at home until the pandemic hit. So was this a vote for her or a vote for the party and its policy? I think it's got a lot to do with her and not a great deal to do with theparty and its policies.

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