Raw Politics: Overhang together or they all hang separately

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: what's all this talk about an election overhang? Plus the Greens, the quiet giant of this campaign

Will the campaign for an overhang in Parliament – basically enlarging the House under MMP to inflate one side's chances of success – save the incumbent centre-right coalition?

Today, the Raw Politics panel discusses the campaign for an overhang, what it means, and why National is resisting this offer of help.

Join senior political reporter Marc Daalder, political editor Laura Walters and co-editor Tim Murphy as we discuss the advantages and perils of voting for someone other than your gut preference, for second-guessing the system.

Then the panel analyses the largely unremarked-upon rise of the Green Party, hitting 15 percent or more in seven of the past 10 public opinion polls and on the verge of achieving the highest representation of any party in the history of MMP.

In our third topic we look back on the great gang photo scandal – who it hurt, and why (so far) the three parties caught on camera have emerged unscathed in the polls.

Finally, we offer recommendations for you to read, watch or listen to over your weekend:

Tim: Derek Cheng in the Herald ($) on Why the latest poll is hopeful for Labour, and is Luxon’s tactic working?

Laura: Our own Marc Daalder's deep analysis piece on the maths of overhangs.

Marc: Toby Manhire of The Spinoff on Parliament literally running out of chairs

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