One look at Jacinta Price and you can see the building blocks are there for a very strong political contribution. Building blocks alone do not a mansion make.

Jacinta burst onto the political scene with a refreshing persona of plain speaking and a lot of common sense. No doubt some of which she got from her mother. Toss onto that the fact that she has lived a life rich in experience. It's a fairly compelling skills mix. But nothing is perfect.

There's been a few stumbling blocks early in her career . Big deal. There'll be more. Can anyone name a prime minister let alone a newish member of Parliament who hasn't made mistakes? They're a fact of life and something to learn from. If you recognise them and learn from them mistakes can work in your favour.

So you can't say there's nothing to

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