News Radio reports the latest Morgan face-to-face poll, conducted last weekend, has Labor’s two-party lead leaping to 57.5-42.5. This series is traditionally favourable to Labor, but the lead recorded here is their highest since February. The Greens primary vote was 15.5 per cent, up 4.5 per cent, the highest ever recorded by Morgan (no other details available yet on the primary vote). Contrary to expectation, Morgan does not seem to have conducted a mid-week phone poll as it has been doing throughout the campaign so far.
UPDATE: Labor actually down a point on the primary vote from last week to 43 per cent, but the Coalition are down four to 37 per cent, making room for that Greens surge.
gusface
have you seen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lb-2VaJYPw
Stu
yes
YEs
YES
sorry
not quite royalty but close
aye you were lucky to see that
stu
swmbo
maternal and maiden name is spencer
2nd cuz
diana?
The currently-unobtainable Liberal “contract” reminds me of Newt Gingrich’s 1994 “Contract with America” which was labeled by some as a “Contract on America”.
Delroy’s Issue of the Day – appearance of past leaders.
ive heard theyre all one family in tasmania too
stu
as far as she knows
yup
her mamma is ex Uk and can trace ancestry to 14thC
ps
my lineage is as common as smith and jones
isnt that the century of abbotts policies?
trust me to bring politics into this blog
This has to be joke surely – a “thank you” note?????
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/election2010/7943838/oppn-would-provide-detailed-tax-receipts
Stu
[trust me to bring politics into this blog]
Never do that again
anyone got any thoughts before bed?
Stu
i thought this election was labour V capital
its actually
technology V luddites
thats where the fibs made the mistake
the oz politic aint dumb
Ron –
Meacher hasn’t won before. I think that he needs to take instructions from the boss. Bob knows best.
If he wants to stand as an independent, Meacher is welcome. Don’t ride on our curtails if you can’t toe the line.
If a coalition member stands out to the greens as being more worthy of our preferences compared to the alternative ALP candidate, they will be preferenced.
We didn’t invent the preference system, but as the underdogs, we reserve the right to legitimately influence the vote in favour of our policies.
One cornerstone of green policy is NBN. Why preference against this? It had better be an extremely good reason. There are too many more crap liberal policies to mention. I believe the opposition dropped the filter after all the preference deals, so this is not a factor within this argument.
If Meacher and others want to convince the greens of anything, they picked the wrong time.
We welcome people with business acumen to our organisation. We will welcome them even more if they help us win.
TSOP
Addicted to employment –
Don’t be so dismissive. There are heaps of jobs and businesses that are becoming redundant in the 21st century:
– Junk mail
– Utilities company marketing ie: doorknockers,brands?
– Newspapers
– Fox news
– Family First, maybe some others?
– Belly’s hurtin?
– ALP and lib bloggers? Hehehe
Thanks for your reply yesterday Gorgeousdunny! I am glad someone is willing to give some credit! 🙂
This idea would be a good thing for engineers to spend time on. Patent away Ladies and Gents. $80 for a provisional application. The basic idea for the dual use is free (unpatentable because of me publicising it here).
My ignorers – proof will be in the pudding that we can cook in space with free energy!
If you missed it, it was post 1327 yesterday.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2010/08/11/newspoll-breaks-it-down/comment-page-27/#comments
More feedback would be nice!
Search qanda questions for “bob” – most were good comments for Bob. I had one question there. It’ll get answered eventually, it was a gimme for Bob I confess.
Anyone scared?
and tony abbott is the biggest mistake they ever made lol
goodnight bludgers.
Rad
[Anyone scared?]
Only of jacobites
🙁
Thanks gus! had to look that up.
Fearless Gus – good on you!
On the night of the 1987 “Joh for Canberra” election, Bill Hayden proposed making Joh a Life Member of the Labor Party for everything he had done to win the elction for Labor (split the Nationals, and Split the Coalition).
Any nominations for a Coalition figure for a similar award if Labor win this election?
I reckon Joel Scalzi deserves something – this smug Liberal who though he was doing such a good “job” on Gillard and Labor has single-handedly discredited the whole event.
PS – retrospective award for 2007 to Greg Chijoff, Gary Clark and Jeff Egan for their “hilarious” (Jackie Kelly’s take on it) Lindsay Islamic pamphlet performance.
I bet labor cannot believe its luck (and nor can I) that the Coalition would consider dropping the NBN. I even gained a bit of respect for Conroy and that takes some doing.
Libs are stuffed, IMHO.
rad
i on;y fear one man
William of PB
harry J jnr could well learn the art of moderation at the feet of said bilbo
Rocket
the best recipient would be Robb. A.
for service above and beyond the call of duty…. oh and reality
[Any nominations for a Coalition figure for a similar award if Labor win this election?]
Whoever gave that one vote in the spill that knifed Turnbull and installed Abbott as their leader.
Puff
after the 22nd i bet we will know
Libs are sinkin libs at the minute. Stealthy as the ALP. And as self defeating.
Sorry to say it.
Partys can be infiltrated, so party discussion must be more public.
Turds who want to play games would be more quickly identified.
Gusface@1175
Try Four Corners on the Monday after 🙂
Rad
mobilise your base
the fibs ardennes offensive begins
hold the line
dig
Frank
apparently MW has some juicy stuff (as per our convo)
nobble may spring to mind,but the flat file sits in my inbox
😉
truth will out
[the fibs ardennes offensive begins]
Yeah, any leftover turds will fly fanwards next week. Must call and see if any leaflets need dropping in Sturt!
Jeff Egan was found not guilty. I actually think the 2007 award should go to Jackie Kelly for her response, which when I heard live on radio incensed me more than the incident!
“When I first read it I had to laugh . . . pretty much everyone who has read (it) chuckles, in terms of the parody it does make of various things that have happened during the campaign. My view is that it’s a bit of Chaser-style prank. ” – The Hon. Jackie Kelly, MHR for Lindsay 1996-2007
pps
frank
STUM
ta
Puff
as per stu et al
mobilise
we now are on DEFCON 1
[Whoever gave that one vote in the spill that knifed Turnbull and installed Abbott as their leader.]
Well 42 of them voted for Abbott – how about the one who wrote “no vote” who may have prevented a McMahon-Gorton style “tie” or the genius who told Fran Bailey she was too sick to go to Canberra to vote?
Rocket
it was a sloppy decsion
Gnite
Gusface@1183
OOH 🙂
so my earlier youtube is more apt ? 🙂
ok.
Steven Smith i/v on abcnews24 at the moment. Have not heard much of foreign affairs this election.
Bailey asleep at the wheel again.
True Rocket, when analysed like that, of which at 1am i am not doing very well. 🙂
frank
norty
Rocket Rocket at #1182
Jackie Kelly’s defence for the Lindsay pamphlets fiasco, that it a ‘chaser style prank” was apparently arrived at after a round the table brainstorm of Lib heavies and was, apparently, the brainchild of ….Tony Abbott!.
I just glanced at the Australian’s online front page and saw the headline to Shanahan’s latest contribution. Some reference to Labor’s NSW railway proposal being a con.
The old Murdoch whore thinks that’s a con, but obviously Robb’s refusal to put his party’s costings up for scrutiny, and Abbott’s dopey broadband proposals are not. Neither, apparently are any other of the Liberal’s phoney policies; but a proposal to connect two of NSW’S biggest enterprise hubs by direct rail link is.
Last election many of us here were infuriated by his rants, and devoted pages of this blog in denouncing and criticising him.
But this time he is barely noticed. The old tart has long passed the stage where even masochists are distracted by his antics. No amount of lifting his skirts, flashing his buttocks or groping his own privates elicits any attention any more.
Like the old crone that he is, he can’t even give it away.
Sad old bitch.
Fulvio. Now that is harsh but perhaps accuracy is a defence.
Was listening to 2gb for a few hrs this morning and the Morgan poll didn’t rate a mention except in the news bulletin. Jim ball and Andrew Moore both sounded pretty flat and just wanted to whinge about Mark Latham and CC.
So not a good friday the 13th for MR Rabbot and the ALP hasn’t launched it’s campaign yet. 😉
cheers
New thread.