Comments on: More Senate polls

By: Paul Kavanagh

Paul Kavanagh — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:24:17 +0000

In Victoria the Democrats have benefited from an avalanch of positive media over the past three weeks, notably but not exclusively;.

1. (my) letter in The Age detailing our success in Albert Park in polling the highest Democrats vote in Australia for years.

2. Feature article in The Sunday Age by political editor, Jason Koutsoukis, extraordinarily positive about the important role of the Democrats in the Senate, esp when compared to the Greens.

3. Feature letter by Lyn Allison (and another letter by various Dems members) in the Sunday Age highlighting Democrats’ achievements.

4. Numerous references in AFR/ other newspaper editorials about how underated the Democrats are.

5. Wide TV, radio and prnt coverage for Lyn/ Democrats regarding the new citizenship test.

6. Feature portrait article (and two photos) of Ruth Russell in The Age – very positive indeed.

7. Really positive story/ portrait of Jenny Williams, SA Dems candidate, in The Age – with her photo.

8. Coverage of young Dems candidates in many local papers esp. candidates Laura Chipp, Richard Grossi and Tim Wright.

9. Great story/ photo of Laura Chipp in MX magazine.

As a result the Democrats chances must be improving in Victoria.

By: CORAL

CORAL — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:26:50 +0000

I think it’s still too close to call, dibo. The Greens and the Democrats have a good chance of winning at least one of the seats – hopefully not the Greens.

By: dibo

dibo — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:25:02 +0000

“In Queensland: ALP 41.5%, Liberal 31%, Greens 6%, Democrats 5.5%, Pauline Hanson 5.5%, Nationals 4.5%, Family First 2.5%, One Nation 0.5%, Other 3%. These figures are similar to the previous Morgan Senate poll on Queensland, which I wrote about here. This would result in two Queensland ALP Senators and two Liberal Senators. I find it hard to confidently pick who might get the other two.”

chalk up a third to labor – they’re only 2% short of a third quota, and unless everyone preferences around them and leaves them hanging i can’t imagine them falling short. greens and dems numbers together are close to a quota as well 1.5% or so, but they won’t get overquotas from labor.

however, the libs and nats between them are 8 points short of a 3rd quota there – it’s a long way from there to a 3rd seat. hanson’s 5.5% isn’t enough. you’d think that the greens/dems would be in the running to nick the third ‘conservative’ seat as a fourth for the left? what delicious irony that might be…

By: paul walter

paul walter — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:46:30 +0000

Belated muzz -post.
Wouldn’t trust “either”?
Hard to trust ANY.

By: CORAL

CORAL — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:59:18 +0000

Andrew is a bit Green; but the Greens are extremely, even dangerously, Green and have other affiliations worldwide.

The word “racist” seems to be bandied about at will these days. Pauline is running as an Independent – and therefore cannot do much damage to all of the fearful folk on her own.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:53:22 +0000

Don’t count the Greens out in the ACT. Kerrie Tucker has a real chance, she is well known here and Canberra has a unique demographic which i think is quite disappointed in both major parties.
I can’t help but weigh in on the green debate with Coral. Have a look through Hansard, the party that most commonly votes with Senator Bartlett is the Greens! Surely if SB doesn’t get it you would prefer them to Pauline Hanson (yes I have read post 10, I do understand the electoral system and that number in her box will only encourage her racist ill conceived views! – please explain.)

By: CORAL

CORAL — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:15:30 +0000

togret:

You clearly don’t understand what I’m trying to tell you.

Don’t bother putting words into my mouth, or making assumptions, thanks.