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Politicians will need to adapt to a change in the dynamics of election campaigning.
This morning,  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the election will now be held on Saturday 17th October.
Before the announcement, AUT political scientist David Hall told Kate Hawkesby a lot campaigning is done online now.
"We live in the 21st century and it will absolutely be a 21st century election as well as an election on the pandemic."
He says political science of crises says voters become very attuned to the competency of parties.
"People are very carefully watching whether they are displaying the levels of competency expected in regards to the pandemic. I think the Opposition has had a mixed result in recent weeks."
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