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| Who will you vote for on Saturday |
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Dave The Man 
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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| stui magpie wrote: | | Dave The Man wrote: | | David wrote: | | EBB wrote: | | this is for David: Kevin 07, 08 , 09 .... |
And yet, I bet you a million dollars that I'm not the one who's going to be complaining when 09 rolls around.
The biggest losers in this election will be the leftys who get sucked in to voting for Rudd. Although, on the plus side, it will give them something to whinge about in Howard's absence. |
Well there would be more Winging when Howard and Costello are in Power then Rudd been in power |
Dave, you may be soon going to find out what it's like working under a Labor government. I hope you aren't dissapointed. |
I never had a Full Time or Part Time Job so I would not no the Difference 
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member34258
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I see the poll is running 45 - 45 and 10% other.
I was listening to ABC radio talkback on the last hour of the trip home after seeing "the man" perform in Melbourne.
I think "other" will get more than 10%. After tonight I think the Greens can hold the balance of power in the Senate, such was the positive feedback they received on the radio.
Now, here's a real poll;
http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/last-figures-show-howard-needs-a-miracle/2007/11/22/1195321949364.html
| Quote: | | Labor leads the primary vote by 48 per cent to 40 per cent, giving it a two-party-preferred lead of 57 per cent to 43 per cent. |
I hate polls like this. Many people will not vote the correct way because they will not think Rudd needs their vote after such a poll. |
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Culprit 
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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| All I wish to see is the PM, his muppet Costello & the man I will buy my way to PM Turnbull lose their seats. Nothing will please me more if I can get 1 or 2 of my wishes. As the result, nothing will change only the name. |
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Joel 
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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| Dave The Man wrote: | | Well there would be more Winging when Howard and Costello are in Power then Rudd been in power |
Dave, honestly, please don't reply to the topic because you've pretty much said the same thing 10 times already. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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| I think there might be a few exception. |
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The Prototype 
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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| member34258 wrote: | I see the poll is running 45 - 45 and 10% other.
I was listening to ABC radio talkback on the last hour of the trip home after seeing "the man" perform in Melbourne.
I think "other" will get more than 10%. After tonight I think the Greens can hold the balance of power in the Senate, such was the positive feedback they received on the radio.
Now, here's a real poll;
http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/last-figures-show-howard-needs-a-miracle/2007/11/22/1195321949364.html
| Quote: | | Labor leads the primary vote by 48 per cent to 40 per cent, giving it a two-party-preferred lead of 57 per cent to 43 per cent. |
I hate polls like this. Many people will not vote the correct way because they will not think Rudd needs their vote after such a poll. |
Depends which Poll you believe it seems.
| Quote: | THREE polls released on the final full day of the federal election campaign have predicted wildly different results tomorrow night, with one showing a Labor landslide, another showing a modest swing to the Coalition and a third giving the Prime Minister a fighting chance on holding on to power.
After a bruising final week of campaigning, a Galaxy poll released this morning shows John Howard within striking distance of a stunning fifth election victory. The poll found Labor narrowly ahead on preferences, 52 per cent to the Coalition's 48 per cent.
This would indicate a remarkable comeback by the Coalition over the week, and a sharp decline in the Labor vote. If that trend prevails tomorrow, Labor could find it hard to win the minimum of 16 new seats it needs to form government.
Galaxy found that the Coalition had matched Labor's national primary vote - 42.5 per cent to 42.5 per cent. The poll was taken over the evenings of November 20 and 21, before revelations of Liberals distributing fake letters linking the ALP to the Bali bombers.
It included hard campaigning by Mr Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello on the risk to economic management of voting Labor.
The Galaxy finding clashed with Labor polling and other public surveys which showed a primary vote split closer to 48 per cent for Labor and 40 per cent for the Coalition.
The Nielsen poll, released in Fairfax newspapers this morning, has Labor on course for a landslide with a two-party preferred edge of 57 per cent to 43 per cent. That would represent a 10-point swing to Labor since 2004 - more than twice what the party needs to claim power.
A Roy Morgan telephone poll conducted this week had voter sentiment somewhere in the middle of the other findings. It found the Coalition picking up one percentage point from Labor to hold 45.5 per cent of the primary vote to 54.5 per cent - a 7 per cent swing since 2004.
However polling in 22 marginal Coalition seats found only a 5.2 swing to Labor. That would still see Labor win - but only just. "This suggests an ALP gain of between 14 and 20 seats even with the likelihood of Labor losing a seat in Western Australia," spokesman Gary Morgan has said.
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There is more to the article.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22804843-5012863,00.html
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The Prototype
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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| stui magpie wrote: | [quote="member34258"]I see the poll is running 45 - 45 and 10% other.
I was listening to ABC radio talkback on the last hour of the trip home after seeing "the man" perform in Melbourne.
I think "other" will get more than 10%. After tonight I think the Greens can hold the balance of power in the Senate, such was the positive feedback they received on the radio.
Now, here's a real poll;
http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/last-figures-show-howard-needs-a-miracle/2007/11/22/1195321949364.html
[quote]Labor leads the primary vote by 48 per cent to 40 per cent, giving it a two-party-preferred lead of 57 per cent to 43 per cent.[/quote]
I hate polls like this. Many people will not vote the correct way because they will not think Rudd needs their vote after such a poll.[/quote]
Depends which Poll you believe it seems.
[quote]THREE polls released on the final full day of the federal election campaign have predicted wildly different results tomorrow night, with one showing a Labor landslide, another showing a modest swing to the Coalition and a third giving the Prime Minister a fighting chance on holding on to power.
After a bruising final week of campaigning, a Galaxy poll released this morning shows John Howard within striking distance of a stunning fifth election victory. The poll found Labor narrowly ahead on preferences, 52 per cent to the Coalition's 48 per cent.
This would indicate a remarkable comeback by the Coalition over the week, and a sharp decline in the Labor vote. If that trend prevails tomorrow, Labor could find it hard to win the minimum of 16 new seats it needs to form government.
Galaxy found that the Coalition had matched Labor's national primary vote - 42.5 per cent to 42.5 per cent. The poll was taken over the evenings of November 20 and 21, before revelations of Liberals distributing fake letters linking the ALP to the Bali bombers.
It included hard campaigning by Mr Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello on the risk to economic management of voting Labor.
The Galaxy finding clashed with Labor polling and other public surveys which showed a primary vote split closer to 48 per cent for Labor and 40 per cent for the Coalition.
The Nielsen poll, released in Fairfax newspapers this morning, has Labor on course for a landslide with a two-party preferred edge of 57 per cent to 43 per cent. That would represent a 10-point swing to Labor since 2004 - more than twice what the party needs to claim power.
A Roy Morgan telephone poll conducted this week had voter sentiment somewhere in the middle of the other findings. It found the Coalition picking up one percentage point from Labor to hold 45.5 per cent of the primary vote to 54.5 per cent - a 7 per cent swing since 2004.
However polling in 22 marginal Coalition seats found only a 5.2 swing to Labor. That would still see Labor win - but only just. "This suggests an ALP gain of between 14 and 20 seats even with the likelihood of Labor losing a seat in Western Australia," spokesman Gary Morgan has said.
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There is more to the article.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22804843-5012863,00.html |
That should keep you busy. |
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bwphantom
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
Joined: 15 Mar 2002
Location: Brisbane QLD
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The other reason I will vote coalition is because of the fact that there would be a Labor dominated country from Coast to Coast. That is not good IMO. And it is not because it is labor...if it was the same for Coalition I would not agree with that either. Any 1 party having control of the majority of the Country could spell big troubles.
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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| bwphantom wrote: | | The other reason I will vote coalition is because of the fact that there would be a Labor dominated country from Coast to Coast. That is not good IMO. And it is not because it is labor...if it was the same for Coalition I would not agree with that either. Any 1 party having control of the majority of the Country could spell big troubles. |
If that's your reasoning behind voting for the coalition I am quite suprised. History shows it always changes as people normally vote opposite when their states run and I feel NSW, QLD & Vic will change hands next election. Also the quality people running around in the Fed side of politics normally have to look to the States for work hence the change from a crap opposition we have now in Vic to something of quality. |
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bwphantom
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
Joined: 15 Mar 2002
Location: Brisbane QLD
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| Culprit wrote: | | bwphantom wrote: | | The other reason I will vote coalition is because of the fact that there would be a Labor dominated country from Coast to Coast. That is not good IMO. And it is not because it is labor...if it was the same for Coalition I would not agree with that either. Any 1 party having control of the majority of the Country could spell big troubles. |
If that's your reasoning behind voting for the coalition I am quite suprised. History shows it always changes as people normally vote opposite when their states run and I feel NSW, QLD & Vic will change hands next election. Also the quality people running around in the Fed side of politics normally have to look to the States for work hence the change from a crap opposition we have now in Vic to something of quality. |
yea I can see your reasoning there Culprit and in some respects you are right. What was interesting was the News from Rudds uncle who lives in gympie asking people not to vote labor as there would be no holding back the traveston dam. It may be short period until states have elections, however any party with that much power could have pushed contoversial local issues approved with help from the federal boys.
Not saying that the power would be abused...but why take the chance??
Also as I stated earlier the main reason I am voting Coalition is because of the Incumbent for capricornia in 3 terms has done little to advance the local community. And it seems to be the feeling of quite a few people in Capricornia. I believe in voting on local issues. I am not voting for Howard or Rudd it just so happens these tossers are the leaders.
By the way I thought about voting Green until on the Weekend i joined in the walk against Global Warming and the green rep gives a speech to the Electorate looking like he had not showered for days and not wearing shoes. Now i know they are Greenys but FFS you are representing the country wear thongs at least and comb your hair.
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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By the way I thought about voting Green until on the Weekend i joined in the walk against Global Warming and the green rep gives a speech to the Electorate looking like he had not showered for days and not wearing shoes. Now i know they are Greenys but FFS you are representing the country wear thongs at least and comb your hair. |
I know that looks may count to some people but FFS you are voting for the future of our country, you should at least make up your mind based on the issues and opinions that matter.
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bwphantom
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
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I understand exactly what you mean Sherrife. Notice I did not say wear a shirt and tie because i think that is all BS. As I said the least he could have done when facing the public as a representative of the Country is at least look presentable. He may stand against global warming and the like, but could you imagine the backlash in parliament if he wore that? Or before any International committee??? Forget it.
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
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Fair enough, but he wasn't in either of those places; he was at a rally amongst supporters and sympathisers.
Not really much point dressing up for that mob is there?
In any case I walk around dande barefoot in my free time, doesn't make me any less qualified to be a teacher (or a politician for that matter... although there are other factors that stand between me and that particular vocation  )
Oh, and one more thing. If you think the shirt and tie thing is all BS, then I would have thought you would support a public figure coming out against the grain and undermining the BS social norm?
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