longweekend58 wrote on Sep 7
th, 2010 at 1:44pm:
Please delete wrote on Sep 7
th, 2010 at 1:13pm:
"So the fact that Abbott got more seats, more primary votes and more 2PP votes is not enough to convince you that the COUNTRY wants Abbott more then Gillard?"
Interestingly, Labor plus Greens way outstripped the coalition in First Preference voting (49.6% to 43.8%).
I have opined before that greens voters are basically unhappy Labor and Democrat voters, so I do not see a problem philosophically lumping them together, no more than than Nats and Libs belong together.
The coalition needs Tony Crook to claim that they won more seats - and he has been equivocal in his support for the coalition, restating that he will sit on the cross benches.
And to say that the coalition are ahead in 2PP, given everything Antony Green has had to say on the subject, is just plain mischief making.
A) you dont get to add the Greens votes just because you feel like it. They are not a coalition. Should the coalition add Family First, DLP and sex party because it feels like a good idea?
B) The AEC says the coalition has the higher 2PP. since they are the onese that define it then it is just as they say it is.
C) Tomy Crook is a grumpy coalition member but remains a coalition member just the same.
any more ludicrous claims?
Katter in Coalition camp
Updated 7 minutes ago
Bob Katter (AAP: Alan Porritt)
Related Story: What happens once the independents decide? Related Link: Special coverage: Australia Votes 2010 Key independent MP Bob Katter has announced he will back the Coalition in a minority government.
The Queensland MP's decision to throw his support behind Opposition Leader Tony Abbott means the Coalition is now on equal footing with Labor on 74 seats.
But both sides are still two seats short of the majority needed to form government.
All eyes are now on Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor who are also soon expected to reveal their intentions.
The country trio had said they would consider voting in a bloc to ensure one side of politics had a clear majority if it became apparent the numbers would fall at 75 seats for each side.
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