The Star: July 30, 2020

Thursday July 30 2020 The Star
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ELECTION 2020 9
Support scattered for National
• From page 7
She said she had voted for
Brownlee in the past as her local
MP and was likely to do so again.
However, amongst the congregation
of National supporters was
Philippa Greenman.
Traditionally she has been a
National voter, but the Government’s
response to the pandemic
has swayed her.
“I think it is the fact that she
[Jacinda Ardern] has done such
a good job, that has swayed me at
this stage,” she said.
This resulted in a frown forming
on the face of her partner
Trevor Ward who described
himself as a “blue leaner.”
“I am a capitalist not a socialist,”
he said.
Ward planned to vote for
Brownlee as his local MP which
was another point of difference
between the couple.
Stephen
Gemmill who
was sitting on
a sofa outside
the Fresh
Choice in Barrington
Mall
Stephen
Gemmill
said while he
was leaning
towards voting
for National,
the party would need a “miracle”
to win the election.
“The Todd, Nikki combination
never had enough time to work.
With Collins and Brownlee, it is
too late. There is less than eight
weeks, there is not enough time
to get the support they need, it
would need a miracle. I am a
National man, I have always been
a National man, but that is what I
think,” he said.
POINT OF
DIFFERENCE:
Philippa
Greenman was
celebrating her
birthday with
a walk around
Fendalton
Park with her
partner Trevor
Ward, who
have different
political
allegiances
going into the
election.
FAMILY TIME: John Cumberpatch, who was enjoying
some quality time with his grandchildren and dog Steve in
Lyttelton, was leaning towards National.
John Cumberpatch, who was
enjoying some quality time with
his grandchildren on London St
in Lyttelton, said he was leaning
towards National.
In his younger years, he
voted for Labour. However, this
changed as his political beliefs
altered with age.
“Historically I voted for Labour,
my dad was a trade unionist
and I campaigned for Norman
Kirk when I was 21. Then it came
apparent the socialist view of
the world was about cutting the
pie a different way, where I like
National’s approach, as it is about
making a bigger pie,” he said.
Catherine Patterson, who was
scanning through books at the
Whitcoulls inside the Hornby
Hub when asked for her views
leading into the election, said she
was leaning towards National
“more so now” after Collins was
appointed as party leader.
“I don’t think she will take rubbish
from people and she might
be quite good on the international
stage whereas I don’t think
Bridges or Muller would have
been,” she said.
Bill Chant, who said he had
“always been a Tory,” thought he
would also stick with National. He
saw Collins as a leader he could
support and thought Brownlee
had a good track record.
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