Comments on: Ouchpoll http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/12/09/ouchpoll/ Politics, elections and piffle plinking Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:59:55 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Labor Outsider http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/12/09/ouchpoll/comment-page-1/#comment-11450 Labor Outsider Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:10:28 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=2956#comment-11450 I agree with that - which is why I found Turnbull's hinted support for a federal merger of the two parties bizarre. Perhaps they are concerned that if there is a formal break, then their chances of blocking bills in the Senate will be curtailed? I agree with that – which is why I found Turnbull’s hinted support for a federal merger of the two parties bizarre. Perhaps they are concerned that if there is a formal break, then their chances of blocking bills in the Senate will be curtailed?

]]> By: Possum http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/12/09/ouchpoll/comment-page-1/#comment-11445 Possum Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:33:31 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=2956#comment-11445 I don't LO, but I think it's absolutely in the interest of the National Party to break from the Coalition permanently. The Libs take more seats off the Nats than the ALP do (especially in the coastal areas and places with decent population growth), and the Independents take seats of the Nats in the inland seats (including Lyne which behaves like one even though it's on the coast) because the locals reckon the Nats are too close to the Libs and don't stick up for their interests. The only sustainable future for the National Party is as a country party. If the Liberals didnt have to worry about the rural constituency as much, they might be able to make a better fist of dealing with their twin support bases that are usually in a permanent state of ideological conflict within the party (the inner metro Libs and the rural/regional conservatives) I don’t LO, but I think it’s absolutely in the interest of the National Party to break from the Coalition permanently. The Libs take more seats off the Nats than the ALP do (especially in the coastal areas and places with decent population growth), and the Independents take seats of the Nats in the inland seats (including Lyne which behaves like one even though it’s on the coast) because the locals reckon the Nats are too close to the Libs and don’t stick up for their interests.

The only sustainable future for the National Party is as a country party.

If the Liberals didnt have to worry about the rural constituency as much, they might be able to make a better fist of dealing with their twin support bases that are usually in a permanent state of ideological conflict within the party (the inner metro Libs and the rural/regional conservatives)

]]> By: Labor Outsider http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/12/09/ouchpoll/comment-page-1/#comment-11442 Labor Outsider Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:23:16 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=2956#comment-11442 Hi Possum You may have commented on this before, but do you think it is in the Liberal party's interests to maintain the coalition while in opposition? Hi Possum

You may have commented on this before, but do you think it is in the Liberal party’s interests to maintain the coalition while in opposition?

]]> By: David Richards http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2008/12/09/ouchpoll/comment-page-1/#comment-11441 David Richards Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:21:37 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=2956#comment-11441 It just gets better and better. Although, given a third party in a viable position challenging Rudd validly on his failings (and there are a few), things might be interesting. The only real surprise is that the Libs are still over the 30% primary... they really deserve to be in sub 20% zone. It just gets better and better. Although, given a third party in a viable position challenging Rudd validly on his failings (and there are a few), things might be interesting. The only real surprise is that the Libs are still over the 30% primary… they really deserve to be in sub 20% zone.

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