A staged implosion – an update
Monday, 26 November 2007 Political figures Comments Off
Howard could use Costello as a pretend challenger to manage the party’s dilemma in wanting an alternative but not knowing what it is. That strategy has now collapsed and the dilemma has now come out in what to do about Malcolm Turnbull.
Some furniture saved
Sunday, 25 November 2007 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
For a party that had just lost its leader and completed a rout from every government in the country for the first time ever, the Liberals were in a remarkably sanguine mood last night.
The biggest focus group of all
Saturday, 24 November 2007 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
At a guess then, this blog thinks Labor will win comfortably with 87 seats, a majority of 24.
Anyone who has just arrived to this election from overseas and was reading all of this would think that Labor’s support has been rising during the campaign.
The unmentionable rears its head
Thursday, 22 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Howard is right in saying that Labor is a friend to terrorism is not part of his campaign. The question is, why not?
Poor Costello – used for the last time
Tuesday, 20 November 2007 Political figures Comments Off
On the politics, neither of them was that bad, they sounded sincere when they talked up the Labor scare.
When they didn’t sound sincere was when they talked about each other.
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.
