Originally Posted by
Blue Skies
Luxon's responsible for his own social media even if he needs a team to help him with it. And it would be incredibly naive to think a senior politician like Luxon isn't fully conversant with what's he/ the team posts on his social media. Don't forget there were posts all week while he was in Hawaii inferring he was hard at work here in NZ & either he or Willis could so easily have corrected it, although there's mounting speculation Nicola Willis may well be being strategic & happy to let Luxon make these gaffes with an eye on future leadership herself.
It was far more the initial denial by Luxon that the post were misleading (when they obviously were ) and then the afternoon walk back, admitting they were a mistake which undermined his credibility as a future PM.
He should have just admitted the posts were a mistake in the morning & it would have all been blown over.
It's the pattern of repeated walk backs & gaffes, having to explain & explain himself which are hurting his credibility.
He's not good at thinking on his feet, comes out with word salad & looks flustered, too many own goals when the focus should be on the govt.
There's a growing thought Nicola Willis would make a stronger opponent for Adern.