I’ve been surprised by the number of people who still underestimate her
I've had texts and in person conversations with people who don’t think she's got what it takes
Yes she does
Her winning Auckland central back in 2020 was a big deal. Even Jacinda Ardern, the darling of the left internationally, couldn't do it. She Tried twice and eventually pulled the pin.
Not only Chloe win it, But she held the seat which is the something the greens have never managed to do before
And she did it in the face of the red covid wave of 2020... and then the blue backlash wave of last year
She regularly appeared in preferred prime minister polls, Which basically never happens for an MP in a minor party who isn’t the leader of that party
A couple years back David Farrar the guy behind the curia polls pointed out how popular Chloe is. He said a poll he’d done "showed Swarbrick had three times the favourability of James Shaw with all voters – she was at 23 per cent and Shaw at 8 per cent".
And that says a lot given James Shaw was commonly referred to as the acceptable Green
Well... she’s a lot more acceptable
So Chloe's got the chops, She can do the job and she’s made no secret today of the fact that she wants the greens to be bigger than Labour
It's not crazy
The greens in Germany have at times polled much higher than their Labour party equivalents.
Can she do it here?
I refer you back to David Farra who said this week “Chloe could well lift support for the Greens at the expense of Labour.”
So strap yourself in because if Chloe gets the co leadership, and there is no reason why she shouldn't
We are going to watch a fierce battle on the left of politics for top dog status
Labour vs green
Chippy vs Chloe
And come on... if you’re a centre left voter... which of those two has more charisma?
Which of those two parties look more energised?
Don't underestimate Chloe Swarbrick

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