An illustration: A man was watching the JNPC debate between the heads of the major parties on TV with his wife
At one point Tamaki grilled Takaichi over whether the sales tax cut for businesses will be by zero-rating or by exemption
And the wife went “poor Ms. Takaichi, being treated like that”
I think once people are informed of how weak her policies are, that may change their estimation of Takaichi (I’ve so informed people)
But to get to that level of depth is to move to a less familiar plain of political discussion
Today’s battle for approval however is not fought on that plain, alas