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Analysis - In 2011, when John Key surprised voters with his early announcement of a November election, a Waikato Times cartoon captured the public mood with a reeling voter despairing "296 days of campaigning".
Fourteen years on, Christopher Luxon has revived the November timetable and with it, perhaps the same reaction.
This time, at least, our emblematic voter has just 290-odd days to endure.
One would not want to overstate the lateness of the date.
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