Australia General Discussion

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I think we've done this before.... how about trying to assign an Australian party first-preference to US states:

(Based on a gambling web site, I calculated that Virginia was the largest anti-gambling state...so I gave that to Xenophon)

Would minor parties actually win states (I highly doubt Xenophon would win a state)

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I never understand why they do polls so little time after the election of a majority government.

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The Preferred PM:

Rudd: 73% (+3)
Nelson: 9% (-1)

Poor Brendan. He's now back under 9% as preferred Prime Minister, should I be surprised? No. He's a terrible leader of the Liberal Party. Anybody who was leading the Libs at this time would be performing like Nelson in the Polls, though maybe slightly better.

There could be a Bayrou-surge for him

Jumping from 9% to 23% in a month.

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He's like Stephane Dion.

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He's like Stephane Dion.

Except Nelson is worse than Dion. I'm sure Stephane Dion does not get 9% in the polls as preferred Prime Minister, that's if in Canada they do have those sorts of polls.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Canadian_federal_election#Opinion_polls

Dion's pulling pretty average, at 30%ish.

I wouldn't compare the polling numbers of the Liberals to Dion's numbers. Anti-Harper folks (like me, for instance) may dislike Dion but support the Libs as an alternative (except I support the real opposition, the Greenies). Dion is 25% in the last leadership poll (quite high for him IIRC), and his favourables are disastrous.

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Petrol prices is a worldwide crisis. Australia, France, Canada etc.

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Ah, more of the "low numbers mean the head of state resigns" crap. Except that in France they say it when approval is 30%, saying it when it's 66% is hilarious.

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Before we predict the defeat of Rudd in 2010, what was turnout like in Gippsland?

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Hurrah! Minchin is Opposition Leader in the Senate!

Gporter's secret idol!

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CPAC=fail.

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I know next to nothing about Australian politics, but it's just sad that we can't get a popular center-left government anywhere in the 'Western' world. Stephen Harper's claim to fame is Canada's economy stability, but Australia is doing even better than Canada...

Canada's economic stability is because of the Liberals, not because of Harper, actually. Harper is just being a liar (again).

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The ALP continues to be a massive embarrassment and piece of fail, though I'd still take KRudd over that slimy reactionary.

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Yeah Tony Abbott isn't a misogynist .

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Wow, this appears to be an horrendous budget. I suppose we know what to expect when Abbott's Ontarian twin becomes Premier.

Ugh, the right continues to be horrible.