As the bloodbath continues in NSW there is only one winner - the Lib/Nat Coalition. The Greens, tipped to win as many as four lower house seats, hold the balance of power in the upper house and acheive a record 17% vote have failed miserably on all these targets. With 17% sliced off Labor's primary vote, this was the election that was a huge opportuniity for the Greens to mine the wells of discontent and drag massive support to them. The result was quite different - and embarrassing.

The Greens polled just over 10% - a mere ONE PERCENT increase over the 2007 result in what is a huge disappointment for them. When looking at the federal result only 6 months ago we see the same effect where the vote is actually down 2% on the result then and a HUGE 7% lower than recent polls.

The coalition has romped to an upper house majority thus negating any influence from the Greens and in the lower house they are struggling to win any seats at all.

The proven formula of the Vic Libs of refusing to preference the Greens at all has been only tried in part in NSW but even then has ruined the Greens hopes for a Tasmanian like Influence.

When Bob Brown spoke of this being a 'Tasmanian-like experience' people began to wonder what he was on about. The green influence over NSW politics has been totally neutered. They now have zero influence.

Up until the Carbon Tax fiasco - which is widely looked on as being nothing more then Gillard kowtowing to the Greens - the Greens were widely tipped to poll well in the anticipated electoral slaughter in NSW. 

Not any more.

The Carbon Tax has cost the Greens any hope of influence in NSW just as it has also seen its polls drop federally.

Bad news for Labor on all fronts, but history tells us they will be back - although not for some time. That same political history also tells us that third parties reach a zenith and then begin a slow and often humilating slide into irelevancy and death. That zenith has now been reached.

As ugly as it is to be a labor member today, it is still better than being a Green member. At least Labor still has a future. The slow death of the Greens has begun.

stryder wrote on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 10:51pm:


there is a little bit more in political analysis than comparing two numbers four years apart and calling it a victory. Winning nothing and losing all influence is not the basis of a celebration.

culldav wrote on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 11:31pm:



personally I think its becoming clearer to people more and more that the greens are all about HUGE TAX.. if it moves TAX IT.

since they dont hug trees anymore and when there is nothing more they can complain about..[plastic bags].or PANIC about this is what they do they turn to TAX... they want to cut our defence budget,, yet let anyone and everyone in over our borders, talk about sitting ducks.

dread the thought of this Mining TAX getting into their hands booby and gillard I wouldnt trust with a rustynail.so much will go down the drain.. it could even end up feeding our addicts certainly wont improve things for our homeless. but should help swanny with his bottom line.

did Steve Whan lose his seat??.. now that would be a blow he was very very popular.not that I have seen a lot of Fed money in his area but as a person he had a lot of followers.. did notice when I went to a local Show he had his tent up and no ALP logo.. they were all on the back against a shed wall.. lol..he was just the Member for Monaro.

somewhere someone has to own up that the Labs Fed and State are on the nose..its silly to pretend one doesnt affect the other.. we are waking up 25 years ago maybe but not now.. everything the feds do affects each and everyone of us.. they should wake up to themselves and stop taking it for granted.. do them all good.

[quote author=it_is_the_light link=1301143741/0#7 date=1301174534]how does empowering the illusion of bi partisan politics

serve your elevation in consciousness?

these are all freemasons working toward the same agendas

if you cannot see this,so be it

namaste

-:)[/quote]


well thanks for those few meaningless words.

I watched Ms Keneally deliver her concession speech and I thought that the speech was in no way impromtu but instead seemed to be the product of much home work. Despite putting on a brave face it would appear that she knew 4 weeks ago that she was going to cop a flogging. Also, dragging that barfly Hawke around with her did not help in the least.

Just for the record I'd still like to put that lass across my knee and bring my massive hand crashing down on that cute little bum of hers.

this is what the govt has to learn from alliance with the Green .. homosexual, open door to illegal economic immigrant, raising cost of living of the carbon tax .. something like this will happen ..

http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/9081398/clashes-hit-massive-british-anti-cuts-demo/

bridonta wrote on Mar 27^th, 2011 at 9:50am:


Pardon!? 

Could you kindly elaborate - but this time in English, please!?