The coming anti-politics coup
Monday, 19 November 2007 State of the parties Comments Off
When Rudd stood up in front of the Labor party and told them the spending must end, what he was saying was that the time when those in Labor could pursue their agenda through state spending is now over. In return, the party got the end of Workchoices. It is a lousy deal.
Ad Watch – The differences between Rudd and Howard
Saturday, 17 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Labor assumes in this ad that it is time to stop being defensive and neutralising coalition attacks and start to focus on their differences to Howard (some real, some less so). Most importantly, they now seem to think it is finally time to treat Howard like a bit of a joke.
Exposed
Friday, 16 November 2007 State of the parties Comments Off
With just over a week to go, the campaign may have reached a turning point.
Leadership watch – Rudd at the launch
Thursday, 15 November 2007 Political figures Comments Off
Like the Liberals’ rally, there was reconciliation of past foes. Instead of Janette and Tanya’s hug it was Bob and Paul’s raised clasped hands. Both reconciliations indicate a period is coming to an end.
Ad Watch – You’ve lost me/lost touch
Wednesday, 14 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Having been fairly critical of Labor’s campaign recently, these two ads are not that bad.
Leadership watch – Howard at the launch
Tuesday, 13 November 2007 Political figures Comments Off
All the cast was there, all the old differences reconciled, Janette even gave Tanya a hug.
Falling, not pushed, from power
Monday, 12 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Me-too on policy is political reality, me-too on tactics is not. Objective conditions are undermining the Liberals grip on power so Howard’s tactic is to obscure those conditions and break the campaign down. Labor’s tactics should have been to clarify what those conditions are.
In knots over nothing
Sunday, 11 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
The campaign has become focused on exactly the issue that media commentators have said it needed to for the coalition to win, the economy, and it is a mess.
Maybe Keating was right after all
Thursday, 8 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Has the Mandarin lost control of his own campaign?
Labor helps rate rise become a Howard plus
Wednesday, 7 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
The polls say that interest rates are not the direct responsibility of politicians and this blog believes it.
