Comments on: Phoney war dispatches

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:18:39 +0000

There’s a new thread open for the ACNielsen poll, so it’s sayonara from this one.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:18:23 +0000

Rudd is a cricket fan (used to be a wicket keeper in his youth apparently, though his penchant or otherwise for sledging is not recorded). He no doubt also has a politician’s affectation of favourite footy teams, I’d imagine the Broncos (NRL) & Lions (AFL), seeing as he’s a Queenslander, and you can probably throw in the Queensland Roar, or whatever the soccer team’s name is – what is it with these naff mascot names – and the Qld Reds.

However I imagine he won’t be quite the sporting whore that is our incumbent PM.

By: bmwofoz

bmwofoz — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:17:30 +0000

Two things, thanks for correcting me of course Bracks won in 2002 and my comment should have been read seats the ALP had never won before.

Seymour, Ripon, Gisbourne

If Nelson says 57-43 then that matches the average, so the status quo is maintained.

So on that bases depending on the campaign the ALP will win somewhere between 55-60 TPP unless Howard runs a blinder of a campaign and gets it back to 52-53.

By: Nostradoofus

Nostradoofus — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:16:11 +0000

Yeppers 57-43. It’s not really rogue polling anymore. It’s last months interest rate rise biting the liberals on the arse. Time to face the music now for the rodent. Howard says he’s not standing down and if the liberals want someone else to lead they will have to challenge.

By: watcher

watcher — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:13:16 +0000

Report on channel 7 news (Melbourne) claims the gap in tomorrow’s Nielsen is 14 points with Labor up 4. Given the last Nielsen was (I think) 55-45 2pp, I suspect that they are referring to primaries as being up 4.

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:12:57 +0000

Re 384,

“Whats AFL?”

If you have to ask, then I don’t need to tell you

Seriously, though, does anyone know what code of football and/or which team Rudd supports?

We know JH follows rugby and cricket, Costello is Essensdon’s #1 ticket holder, former PM Keating was notionally (don’t know how serious) a Collingwood supporter.

Can anyone answer this piece of trivia about Rudd? Thanks much

By: Swing Lowe

Swing Lowe — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:12:37 +0000

With the AC Nielsen poll out, it means that each of the 4 main pollsters have registered an ALP 2PP of 57%+ in their last poll…

I have to question why the Coalition would call the election now – surely there has got to be some movement back from these figures (it’s almost suicidal calling the election now…)

By: paul k

paul k — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:08:26 +0000

Just watching Howard and Co on the news. Looks like he is not going voluntarily and no one has the balls to make him go. They’ve all decided to go down together with the ship.

By: C-Woo

C-Woo — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:06:37 +0000

If the AC Nielsen poll is worse for the Liberals, they shouldn’t call an election. Howard’s got to stand down.

By: Gaynor

Gaynor — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:05:50 +0000

Nielsen has been leaked to channel 9.

ALP 57% – +2%
Coalition – 43% – -2%

Ciao. Sienara. Auf Wiedersehn. Goodbye.

Election is imminent. If the PM doesn’t call it he will be challenged.