Comments on: It’s September 6

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:50:17 +0000

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:03:55 +0000

Frank can I take it that you are not a Victorian for your post no 34 was very wrong

Yes you are indeed correct, I got it the wrong way around and was thinking about Kennett Winning the Election from Joan Kirner.

By: Mexican Beemer

Mexican Beemer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:58:32 +0000

Frank can I take it that you are not a Victorian for your post no 34 was very wrong

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Frank Calabrese Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Jeff Kennett, at least six months early, 1999.

But there were extenuating circumstances, such as the collapse of the Pyramid Bank etc.

No such issues here.

Pyramid Building Society fell over under the Cain ALP Government in the early 1990s!

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:21:31 +0000

From the Morgan thread.

A Parrot Chick Says:
August 8th, 2008 at 11:50 pm

The youtube references were a blast from the past!!!

Check out a clip from the Sunday program in early 1989

The off air banter between Laurie Oakes and Graham Richardson is a classic… It starts at 2:06.

It was set just after the 1989 WA state election…

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AZTCQdFAuDI

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:01:04 +0000

Video of Canal Dumping.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2008/08/08/2329645.htm

By: jasmine

jasmine — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:08 +0000

at 247 we have “Stygians” I’ve done google and wiki and I still don’t quite get it; I’m assuming we are in sexist territory?

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:30:04 +0000

State Election Timeline courtesy of the WA Electoral Commission.

http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/state/pdfs/TimeLine_Aug_2008.pdf

By: Bird of paradox

Bird of paradox — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:52:46 +0000

I reckon John Bowler’s got as good a chance as any in Kalgoorlie. Labor and the Libs seem to be running young no names, and I wouldn’t write off the Nat candidate… last time, they didn’t run in Kalgoorlie or Murchison-Eyre (or even in the upper house region?), so it’s hard to say how they’ll do. If the Liberal vote goes down in flames without Birney, and Labor don’t get that much of the vote, it’s possible Bowler could come second (I’m guessing to the Libs, though I wouldn’t lay money on it), and if Labor and the Libs preference each other last, he could well end up winning. Same could be said for the Nats, actually. Put it this way, if Labor and the Libs don’t have a good hard go at the seat, they’ll lose it.

By: mick Quinlivan

mick Quinlivan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:49:30 +0000

I would guess there would be a small swing to Labor
this depending how sitting Mps in the south west and Geradlton go
could be the difference between a labor Landslide and no change

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:26:10 +0000

I’ve spoken to Brendon Grylls in the past and I believe him when he says the Nats won’t enter a coalition with anyone under his leadership.

Who would they support in a possible minority government? I imagine that would depend on the response to the Nats royalties policy.

The Nats are also reportedly considering directing preferences to Labor ahead of Liberal in certain seats.

Kalgoorlie is actually a four-way contest. The Nats candidate is a high-profile local Tony Crook, better known than the ALP and Liberal candidates.