Already Bored with Blogging the Victorian Election
A foregone conclusion anyway? It is according to psephologist Malcolm Mackerras in todayâs National Peopleâs Daily: Labor will be returned with a reduced majority in the Legislative Assembly. In the Legislative Council Labor will lose its current majority and the [...]
Victorian Labor and the Economy
There is an accepted wisdom, following the Cain/Kirner years, that to have a chance in winning elections, the Victorian ALP needs to “manage the economy well”. So fearful is the ALP leadership of being labled as bad economic managers, that [...]
Should the Greens preference the Liberals?
The Greens have threatened to split their preferences and suggest that their supporters vote for either the Liberals, or the ALP, if the Labor Party deals with Family First. The question is: Should the Greens indicate a preference to the [...]
Politicans largely not becoming bloggers
In the United States, many candidates have begun to use blogs and online video as a major campaign tool. But the Victorian election has shown remarkably little online activity by the candidates. Each of the major parties has a traditional [...]
Dealing with Family First
The Age reports that Labor could preference Family First, and Mr Lefty is concerned that this confirms that the ALP has embraced the right-wing.
Compulsively blogging the Victorian election
Ranty Andyâs Shocking Revelation â Simon Crean is only human! Simon Crean hater and masterly Leftie baiter, Andrew Landeryou today has an exclusive on former Federal Opposition leader Simon Crean – a leaked letter from Simon to ALP members in [...]
Obviously stuck with blogging the Victorian election
Bracks’ Poison Pawn Kingmaker For a political party to run a none-too-bright candidate in an unwinnable electorate might be an embarrassment – but what are we going to call it when a political party leaves a safe seat in the [...]
Promises, promises
Oh, isn’t this exciting. Bracksy and Baillieu fighting over who can provide the cheapest set of public transport fares. Baillieu promised at the beginning of the week to make public transport free for most students and has now come out [...]
Upper House Campaigns
One of the major democratic innovations made by the Bracks Government this term was its historic reform of the Legislative Council.
Laura Norder staying away for the month?
The Victorian state election campaign has been refreshingly genteel so far. It’s consisted of Baillieu promising all manner of worthy spending projects, Bracks knocking them back as poor value and unaffordable, combined with a bit of Bracks quietly pointing out [...]
Reluctantly blogging the Victorian election
Picking the wrong day to take some time off Did anyone else see that 30 second ALP attack ad on Seven last night? The ad’s writers served up a blast from the past for Ted Baillieu, reminding viewers that he [...]
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