If we're going to use a sporting metaphor for election campaigns, I'd go with tug-of-war. Both Labour and National are clearly getting pulled towards an arbitrary line labeled "the centre", while the smaller parties try to anchor them further from that line.
One could say that the real winner of any election is whoever gets to decide where that centre line is drawn.
#Election2023
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