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Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria

Exclusive: strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concerns Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist. The request has been made to progressive campaigners and…

Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria

Strategists are advising progressive campaigners and unionists to have one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters before the Victorian election. The goal is to steer these conversations towards economic concerns.

The strategists have made a specific request: do not personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist. This approach is part of a strategic rethink aimed at engaging with One Nation supporters.

The conversations are set to take place before the Victorian election in November.

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