Comments on: Newspoll: 54-46 to Labor in WA

By: SeanofPerth

SeanofPerth — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:33 +0000

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23973965-5017005,00.html

LIBERAL supporters have turned their backs on Troy Buswell – preferring Labor’s Alan Carpenter as Premier.

Unpublished Newspoll figures from April to last month show 41.9 per cent of 418 Liberals polled preferred Mr Carpenter as Premier, instead of their own man (33.5 per cent).

Just under 25 per cent of respondents wanted neither Mr Buswell nor Mr Carpenter as Premier…

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:22:02 +0000

Sure, I am happy to post the Greens Preference Strategy online.

Do you want my pin number and my home alarm code while I am at it?

By: jasmine

jasmine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:09:31 +0000

Since there are lots of green supporters here – have the greens laid out their full seat by seat hand for the election? If Alan and Troy are both hopeless in their own way, then you would expect a bumper return for greens?

Given Team Alan and his ‘whole new labor’ thing (no one has really explained to me the difference except that ‘new labor’ unquestioningly loves Alan) are already certain of victory; it seems to me preference deals might not be quite so easy – would the greens preference swap with Team Troy?

By: Stephen L

Stephen L — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:24:04 +0000

Just to clarify, I wasn’t suggesting Greens should en-masse leave pollbludger. It’s a wonderful site and I wouldn’t do without it. However, it does sometimes happen that we take over threads originally devoted to something else, and also that we sometimes find ourselves discussing tactics in ways that perhaps should be out of the eyesight of Lab/Lib readers.

I wasn’t thinking of a Greens psephology blog (which wouldn’t solve the second problem anyway), just an egroup where we can occassionally take up issues raised in places like this in more detail.

By: Buster

Buster — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:08:52 +0000

Buswell had a disaffected former MP who lost the seat to him in preselection stand against him last time, and Buswell won. Omodei wouldn’t carry as much support there as the previous member. If you check,you’ll find Buswell’s quite a popular local member. Ditto Albany, Omedei wouldn’t be regarded as a local and would have far less chance than the endorsed candidate.
I find it bizarre that this place and various others has the Liberal opposition responsible for the mess in education, health, energy and a few other areas, Carpenter and the ALP seem to be free of responsibility. Nobody who gets stuck into Buswell ever questions his ability to do a better job of running the state.

By: Mick Quinlivan

Mick Quinlivan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:10:55 +0000

Mr Omodei had at least 2 options
standing for his existing seat against a NP MP
but remember he has represented half the seat for a long time
or standing against Labor in Albany as the lib candidate…. labor needs to improve their vote 2-3 % there just to keep the seat
the fact that He did not suggests either he thought he could not win either contest or relations within the liberal party are so bad that he could not stay
a contest against Mr Buswell would again suggest the same thing

By: Josh WK

Josh WK — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:28:28 +0000

Stephen L, that sounds like a great idea. I’d definitely be interested, and I’d love to hear the thoughts of other Greens/non-Gs on that. The Senators blog at greensblog.org is great on policy detail and for understanding the stories behind the debates etc etc, but a Green-psephophile blog or group would provide a good place for the kind of debate you suggest.

Though I’m also with Peter – I don’t think I’ll be leaving the PB any time soon, it’s always a wealth of info & opinions.

By: PeterF

PeterF — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:21:39 +0000

Stephen L,
This non-Green is quite interested in insider/supporter views about the Greens. By all means, proceed with your idea for a more exclusive Greens blog, but don’t (out of courtesy to others and to William) deny us the benefit of your thoughts.
While William may have his own views, I think that there’s a few contributors (especially on the US politics threads) who should be more considerate of our fabled host, than any polite Greens!

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:59:52 +0000

I predict he will stand against Troy Buswell in his electorate, and in so doing will ensure that Buswell follows Howard in bearing the ignominity of being one of the very few political leaders in this country to lose his own seat.

Espically since Buswell won the seat by a few hundred votes at the last election.

By: Fulvio Sammut

Fulvio Sammut — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:41:33 +0000

Omodei, in my estimation, sees himself going down, emasculated of the political virility that he possessed (his belief, not mine)and he puts the blame squarely on Buswell and the ingrates in the Liberal party.

To him, twenty odd years of seat warming (my interpretation, not his) entitled him to the leadership, and he feels he was robbed of his just reward. Relative to the other incompetent poltroons and lickspittles in the Parliamentary Liberal Party, he probably was.

In any event, his make up will not permit him to go quietly. Lke his mirror in the Labor Party, John D’Orazio, he will do as much damage and mischief in retaliation as he can.

I predict he will stand against Troy Buswell in his electorate, and in so doing will ensure that Buswell follows Howard in bearing the ignominity of being one of the very few political leaders in this country to lose his own seat.