Comments on: Advertiser poll: 51-49 to Liberal in Sturt

By: Triffid

Triffid — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:06:12 +0000

Interesting that Female voters in Sturt are more likely to vote for Pyne than Mia.

Would be interested to know the age breakdown of female voters.

I’d have young females would be impressed with Mia, though I suppose that may only be if they have a chance to meet her in person.

I guess the other issue coming into play here is the large % of older voters in Sturt – I hear Pyne’s loved by the ladies in nursing homes (no coincidence they made him Minister for the Ageing)

By: jimmy

jimmy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:57:38 +0000

former liberal?

I C Moore either your mindlessly repeating what pyne said on radio… or your on his campaign team trying to get his (strangest yet) smear out there..

By: I C Moore

I C Moore — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:55:31 +0000

Mia has appeal in sturt being a former liberal, I like the way Rann jumped in to associate himself with her after todays poll. IMHO she will miss out because in the end she’s just another smarmy twat and no stormy normy. Ironically, the green candidate is the one with ALP pedigree. Rudd will win comfortably without Sturt, we wouldn’t want a don’s party repeat where Rudd won Sturt in lost, as Normy did in 69.

By: David

David — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:14:18 +0000

ShowsOn – me too. I’m sick of being represented by a smarmy twat.

By: Phil Robins

Phil Robins — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:40:25 +0000

Bythe way, this is Labor’s best polling in Sturt since Norm Foster won it in 1969.

By: Phil Robins

Phil Robins — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:31:04 +0000

I reckon Makin will be close but Zappia gets the donkey vote there too.

By: ShowsOn

ShowsOn — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:27:38 +0000

I’m very confident we won’t know the result of Sturt on election night, unless the coalition really explodes in the last week. The fact that this electorate is so close to going under quite simply means the end is nigh for the Howard government.

I’d enjoy Pyne losing more than seeing even Howard or Turnbull lose.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:12:23 +0000

Someone in the press gallery has done some research and found that John Howard has lost the last week in the last 4 elections. Even the 2004 which was a disaster for the ALP. Before this one starts its a disaster for the Liberals.

By: chinda63

chinda63 — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:12:08 +0000

Phil – I was going to make that point. Yes, Mia does get the donkey vote in this seat and if the gap closes further in the next week it might be enough to just get her over the line.

I hope so – I have some money on her to win

By: joe blogs

joe blogs — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:57:35 +0000

Anyone else notice that in the paper it lists the six candidates and then Indep/Other, even though there is no other… (only 6 nominations in sturt)

More quality advertiser polling there..

from the actual paper,

Cand, total, (Male, Female)
Mia 38 (40, 37)
Pyne 44 (41, 46)
Dems 2 (2, 2)
Greens 5 (6, 3)
LDP 1 (1, 1)
Indep, other (who dont exist..) 2 (2,2)
Undecided 6, (5,7)

TPP
ALP 49