Comments on: Kororoit by-election preview

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:07:58 +0000

Live blogging thread open, so I'm closing this one.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:58:20 +0000

I’m from an electorate next to Kororoit. Labor in the Western Suburbs is diabolically bad – George Seitz is not the worst of the feudal lords of the West, sadly.

Go Les.

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:01:07 +0000

I remember when both parties accused the Greens of wanting to introduce injecting rooms. Havent heard a peep from any green about floating the idea. Maybe cos it was never a policy.

Yet again shows that LIb/ALP/Nat love that gutter they live in.

By: Jarusa

Jarusa — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:53:06 +0000

I have always voted Labor.

But this is my first ever byelection and personally I see it as a bit of an opportunity for this area.

If Twentyman can get in I don’t expect him to actually be able to do anything. My rationale is that with an independant in this seat the Labor party might actually be forced to spend some extra money in the area in order to kick Twentyman out next time.

I’ll be voting for Twentyman.

Just got the syringe leaflet and it does show how desperate Labor are. Lowest common denominator stuff really, most people should realise that his power to introduce something like heroin injecting rooms would be nonexistant.

By: TurningWorm

TurningWorm — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:53:16 +0000

So when are the ALP foetus pamphlets coming out?

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:48:56 +0000

Thanks AKP, I’ve added a note about that.

By: AKP

AKP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:13:07 +0000

One thing that hasn’t been mentioned in the article, but that is important in this race, is that fact that Tania Walters, who gain 13% of the vote for FF in a not particularlly religious part of the world, has decided to give her preferences to Labor. Rumour has it that she made the decsion sorely on the basis that Kairouz is pro-life and Les (at least to my knowledge isn’t)

This will put Twentyman out of the race for the seat, and Labor should safely poll over 60% TPP

By: Stephen L

Stephen L — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:18:45 +0000

While I’m at it, My predictions: ALP 2pp of 57% based on primaries of
ALP 50
Twentyman 20 (appropriately enough)
Lib 15
Walters 10
Greens 4
CEC 1

By: Stephen L

Stephen L — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:16:32 +0000

Brian, Landeryou is loathsome but his opinions on Israel are long-held and deeply felt (and to my mind far more justified than much of his other content, although that is another matter). SNIP: Love your work, Stephen, but as a matter of principle I’m not going to allow speculation about unorthodox methods a person might be using to fund their “lifestyle” – PB

By: TurningWorm

TurningWorm — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:38:38 +0000

All this hate for Les and smearing of his reputation is winning him alot of sympathy votes. The hyperdermic leaflet I received in the mail the other day has convinced me to vote for him, if the leaflet I received which told me he’d done a preference deal with the Liberals hadn’t yet convinced me.

There is a case to be made for a grassroots working class party which can shave off a good percentage of Labor’s primary vote in these “heartland” electorates and make Labor earn them.