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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #60 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:53pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 8:21am:

Queensland election 2015: Labor's Ashgrove candidate Kate Jones could re-write history

Fri 30 Jan 2015, 4:33pm

http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2014/09/28/1227073/226845-2e37298a-46f1-11e...

Labor candidate Kate Jones could re-write history on Saturday if she unseats Premier Campbell Newman in Ashgrove.

Never has a Queensland premier lost their seat and the party won power.

If recent polls are correct, Ms Jones has a comfortable eight percentage point lead over the Premier and is on track to regain the seat she held for two terms.

She has run an almost opposite campaign to Mr Newman under the banner "Team Kate".

It is low-key and grassroots compared to Mr Newman's strategy to focus on fiscal "reform" and pork-barrelling

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-30/labors-ashgrove-candidate--kate-jones-coul...

... so I'm calling a narrow win to the LNP - with Mr "No Can Do" getting his well deserved
- John Howard style - "tar and feathering"

I DON'T see the LNP parachuting him into ANOTHER safe seat with a by-election

He became their GREATEST liability

how is it 'rewriting history' to regain a marginal seat you had for 6 years previously in an environment with a large swing to your party? the only 'history' of any relevance will be if Newman wins against the odds, not someone who shouldn't have even lost last time!

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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #61 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:55pm

Aussie wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 2:09pm:

Cods, I dunno where you get some of your ideas.....Clive is not a candidate in this election. Fairfax is a Federal seat.

I've done my stint. Party tonight at the Resort.

more like a wake with the one percent party.

But at least CLives dinosaur resort will finally have some guests.

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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #62 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:56pm

skippy. wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 10:03am:

Rosie wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 9:56am:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 9:12am:

Your dad will be proud

Maybe but I still don't know why so many people here are one eyed and would rather call each other names than put forward a reasonable alternative to what they disagree with.

If you have only ever voted for one party you are one eyed. I have voted for all major parties plus some.

all that says is that your vote can be bought. You undoubtedly voted for the party that promised you the most in dollar terms. You don't actually have any principles.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 23075 ACT Gender:	Re: Queensland Election Poll Reply #63 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:57pm Longie is getting narky! Must be worried!
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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #64 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:02pm

Aussie wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 2:21pm:

issuevoter wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 2:14pm:

Am I wrong in believing that the Queensland State Premier need not be a member of parliament?

Commentators who know say....yes. And funnily enough, the Prime Minister of Australia also need not be a Member of Parliament. Howard was the latest example. Even though he lost his seat of Bennelong and was not longer an MP, he continued to be PM until Rudd was sworn in.

Queenslanders would all remember the embarrassing spectacle of Joh refusing to resign his commission as Premier after losing the election.

And elections don't actually change governments. The Governor/governor-general does. The Premier/PM resigns his commission and directs the G-G to invite the opposition leader to form a government which - if he can - is sworn into office. Until then the previous govt continues. MPs do not gain or lose their seat on the night but rather when parliament sits and/or the new govt is sworn in.

Howard remained an MP after the election until the Rudd govt was sworn un and not before.

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Queensland Election Poll Reply #65 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:03pm Redmond Neck wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:57pm: Longie is getting narky! Must be worried! worried about what? I don't live in QLD nor do I intend to! I expect LNP to win and Newman to lose. Big deal. Hardly a prediction of great risk!
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: Queensland Election Poll Reply #66 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:05pm Redmond Neck wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:57pm: Longie is getting narky! Must be worried! He has no other way to defend his one eyed insular behaviour.
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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #67 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:22pm

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:51pm:

except that three years ago you would have predicted that Newman would struggle to hold his seat and there would be a large anti-LNP wing. That was a dead-cert even then.

except that 3 years ago you were telling us labor was washed out, Newman would be premier until he resigned

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #68 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:51pm

issuevoter wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 2:14pm:

Am I wrong in believing that the Queensland State Premier need not be a member of parliament?

Its true, there is nothing unconstitutional about having a premier who is not a member of parliament. So in theory Newman could continue to be premier. In reality though, it would be politically untenable. The LNP would be reduced to a laughing stock.

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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #70 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:55pm

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:51pm:

ImSpartacus2 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 7:14am:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 7:05am:

Rosie wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 6:55am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:30am:

if the Liberals win this will be a HUGE endorsement for Tony Abbott and his team Smiley

I don't know how you can say that when it will take a 12% swing for Labour to win. There will be a big swing towards Labour and that won't be an endorsement for Tony Abbott and his team, more the opposite.

it was always going to swing back rosie, ....

the trick is to do a good job to hold government for the second term...

a third term will be even harder but if the Liberals stay on course, they'll have the budget back in the black by then...

Hey Rosie. Don't worry about these rusted ons. You can tell when the LNP conga line are desperate, they make up the most foolish arguments. If there is a significant swing against the LNP and esp if Newman loses his seat Abort will have a hard time surviving.

except that three years ago you would have predicted that Newman would struggle to hold his seat and there would be a large anti-LNP wing. That was a dead-cert even then.

Do you even know what you're trying to say here????

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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #71 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:55pm

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:55pm:

Aussie wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 2:09pm:

Cods, I dunno where you get some of your ideas.....Clive is not a candidate in this election. Fairfax is a Federal seat.

I've done my stint. Party tonight at the Resort.

more like a wake with the one percent party.

But at least CLives dinosaur resort will finally have some guests.

I wonder how clever that comment will look in a couple of hours. Get ready for humble pie.

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ImSpartacus2 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6913	Re: Queensland Election Poll Reply #72 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:55pm issuevoter wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 3:33pm: I did not like the privatisation idea under Bligh either. That is an example of why Party voting is for those with a vested interest, or just plain dim wits. Agreed!!!
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ImSpartacus2 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6913	Re: Queensland Election Poll Reply #73 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:56pm issuevoter wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 3:33pm: I did not like the privatisation idea under Bligh either. That is an example of why Party voting is for those with a vested interest, or just plain dim wits. Agreed!!!
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Re: Queensland Election Poll
Reply #74 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 7:06pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 5:22pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2015 at 4:51pm:

except that three years ago you would have predicted that Newman would struggle to hold his seat and there would be a large anti-LNP wing. That was a dead-cert even then.

except that 3 years ago you were telling us labor was washed out, Newman would be premier until he resigned

so were you. so was everyone.

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