Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 10
th, 2010 at 3:40pm:
The thought of Tone thinking on his feet next week causing sweaty palms?
I'd be worried if I wanted Abbot to win, but then if Turnbull was still around you'd be sitting about 10 points ahead in prefered PM and & 60 to 40 in 2pp & just counting down the days.
Sorry Smithy but I have to seriously disagree buy making the following points;
- Liberal under Turnbull was well behind in the polls.
- Turnbull was miles behind also.
- Turnbull was going to give Rudd his ETS.
- Abbotts challange to overthrow Turnbull was based on an anti-ETS stance.
- Abbott blocked the ETS.
- And again.
- This lead to the ALP not taking it DD trigger.
- ALP drops ETS, huge voter backlash.
It was that backlash that gave the Libs a sniff.
If Rudd got his ETS he would still be in the chair and the ALP would have made a lot of extra seats comes this election.
Thats my take anyway.