Comments on: D-day minus 35

By: Martin B

Martin B — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:02:34 +0000

We need a new non-debate general thread

I’m going to risk incurring Adam’s derision by mentioning Glen Milne’s article in the GG. However my interest is not in the transparent bias, but in the howler of an error made.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22624035-33435,00.html

If the Liberals do preference O’Connor, the former Labor member who has quit the party in disgust at factional heavying and union influence to run as an independent, he may be in with a chance of winning back the seat he’s already held for 14 years. And that will be one more on the list of 16 Rudd needs to take government that he will have to strike off. And it will be one more that he has to find somewhere else.

Now if O’Connor wins Corio (which Milne essentially admits is near impossible despite premising most of the column on that scenario) then the ALP will certainly need to pick up an additional seat to govern in their own right.

However there will be no “striking off” because Corio is not one of the 16 seats that the ALP need to pick up. It is already an ALP seat.

By: Geoff Robinson

Geoff Robinson — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:47:22 +0000

The betting odds on Hinkler started as too favourable to Labor and seemed to ignore the redistribution. Neville has a personal vote but maybe Labor should have run their 1998-2004 candidate who was very unlucky in 1998 and 2001.

By: London Eye

London Eye — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:31:09 +0000

Kevin Rudd is doing a Makybe Diva over the 3200 metres of the Melbourne Cup. Jumped well, settled mid-field without raising a sweat. Cantering and saving himself for the run home. Johnny and Cossie have started like a frenzied quarter horse. Sprinting ahead…. the good news is there are several laps to go and Rudd will loom up in the next fw weeks and win running away.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:34:05 +0000

Full credit to LTEP for actually looking at things objectively, rather then blindly following the Labor lead, and and denouncing anything the libs do as ‘desperate’ and any positive report of them ‘not worth reading.’

By: Kina

Kina — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:34:58 +0000

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ruawake Says:
October 20th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I think Laborâ€™s primary is rock solid at about 45% maybe a point or two higher.

Add the greens 6-7% and FF 2% then it has to be at least 53% minimum TPP.

I do believe Labor’s primary is in excess of 45 and probably 47. If it leaks it may leak to the Greens more than the LNP.

Can’t imagine going through all this at every poll.

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Labor 20+ without media interference
Labor 5 with media interference

By: Chris Curtis

Chris Curtis — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:19:35 +0000

wysiwyg,

If you read http://www.platowa.com, you will see what a mess WA education is in. Kevin Rudd’s education revolution is much more sensible, and it is a pity that the madness of WA education is working against him.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:46:08 +0000

I reckon Nick is a 6PR listener by those comments – and most likely an Eagles Fan who supports Ben Cousins

Unfortunately, this is the quality journalism we get here thanks to The West, Ch 7 (both owned by Stokes) and Radio 6PR.

By: wysiwyg

wysiwyg — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:43:48 +0000

oops Frank meant your 265 not your 256

By: wysiwyg

wysiwyg — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:42:24 +0000

Frank @ 256 you gotta love nick’s comments doncha?

“We would be better off under Ruddâ€™s tax package but he still wonâ€™t get my vote … as I have two young kids, I certainly do not need another Labour Party education revolution”