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Northland by-election: old guy wins social media war

Winston's nail video closes in on 100,000 views.

Fri, 13 Mar 2015

I would rather pull my own arms off than vote for Winston Peters.

But I have to give it to the old codger: he spanked John Key on social media this week.

A simple little video of Peters hammering a nail into a billboard is closing in on 100,000 views on Facebook as I type.

It was posted Wednesday in response to John Key's off-beam, televised effort to hammer a nail into a placard for National's Northland candidate Mike Osborne.

The look on Winston's face as he hammers his last blow, then turns to the camera, is priceless. 

A little visual metaphor can go a long way.

ckeall@nbr.co.nz

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