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Victorian Politics
Spent a thirteen hour shift (setting up, doing HTVs, scrutineer) as the only ALP worker at a small polling booth in Hawthorn yesterday. Results are very uncertain, with the strong possibility of yet another genuinely hung parliament. With no independents, a 44-44 result would mean that another election would have to be called.
It was another god-awful campaign by the Labor Party with appropriate results. Seriously, is there nobody in the Party with the appropriate mix of sociology, marketing and demographics to combine with policy and practise? The "Moving Forward" slogan in the Federal election was nonsense. And "For The Future"? What is that supposed to mean? It means nothing. They are throw away lines with no content, no theme, and no promise.
Now compare those with the Greens. "Your Vote Is Powerful". That says something. Even better, consider the Tories. "Fix The Problems. Build The Future." Abbot's negative (and utterly wrong) "stop the boats, end big new taxes, stop waste and pay off debt" at least was a statement of intent. Those are themes with substance which people can understand.
What was Labor's message in this campaign? Does anyone know? It's just embarrassing that a Party that has been a pretty good steward over the past decade and had sound policies for this election was utterly unable to capitalise on these features.
It was another god-awful campaign by the Labor Party with appropriate results. Seriously, is there nobody in the Party with the appropriate mix of sociology, marketing and demographics to combine with policy and practise? The "Moving Forward" slogan in the Federal election was nonsense. And "For The Future"? What is that supposed to mean? It means nothing. They are throw away lines with no content, no theme, and no promise.
Now compare those with the Greens. "Your Vote Is Powerful". That says something. Even better, consider the Tories. "Fix The Problems. Build The Future." Abbot's negative (and utterly wrong) "stop the boats, end big new taxes, stop waste and pay off debt" at least was a statement of intent. Those are themes with substance which people can understand.
What was Labor's message in this campaign? Does anyone know? It's just embarrassing that a Party that has been a pretty good steward over the past decade and had sound policies for this election was utterly unable to capitalise on these features.
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If "Red Ted" can really fix the public transport system, replaces stamp duty and payroll tax with a better land tax, keeps up with regional infrastructure spending and starts some serious action on various civil liberties - well, heck, I might even work for his re-election.