His other faults aside, Christopher Luxon does not appear to have a deep and abiding commitment to democracy. If re-elected, Luxon is promising to hold referendums on how we vote, and how often we get the chance to vote. Unfortunately, this leadership change will probably come after Luxon has “negotiated” another set of policy giveaways to his coalition partners. By wavering pre-election on getting rid of Luxon, National is lumbering itself with him to make the crucial post-election deals. If in place, they would have gone a long way to pre-empting Christopher Luxon’s recent problems with Winston Peters.