Growing 'disappointed' and 'angry' with Ardern
November 5, 2022
A new poll shows more people are “disappointed” and “angry” with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern than in 2020, though the Labour leader makes more people feel “comfortable” and less “nervous” than National Party leader Christopher Luxon.
A Horizon Research survey of feelings about the two party leaders, provided exclusively to Stuff, showed that of more than 1000 people polled 35% felt “disappointed” and 28% “angry” about Ardern.
The poll indicated public sentiment about Ardern had shifted since September 2020, when in the lead up to an election 14% felt “disappointed” and 11% “angry”. While Ardern also made fewer people feel “hopeful” in the latest poll, dropping from 46% to 20%, she made more people feel “proud”, “comfortable” and “pleased” than her opponent.