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MOTR Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6646	Labor surprisingly buoyant Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:08pm Just flicked on the telly, and Labor seem quite pragmatic about the vote at this stage. Smith is confident of holding their 3 seats in WA and looking strong in their heartland of Western Sydney.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38876 Gender:	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #1 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:15pm Yes, that's correct. I reckon they are happy to have dodged a bullet.
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5471 Gender:	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #2 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:20pm imagine being so stupid as to think that abbott actually had a chance of losing this election how would you f*vkin be to be that dumb
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MOTR Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6646	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #3 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:25pm JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:20pm: imagine being so stupid as to think that abbott actually had a chance of losing this election how would you f*vkin be to be that dumb I don't think anyone woke up this morning expecting anything but a LNP victory.
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5471 Gender:	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #4 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75379 Gender:	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #5 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:28pm JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm: then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter care to show one person who predicted an ALP win at any stage in the last 6 months? (I'm talking on this forum )
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Reply #6 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:29pm

MOTR wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:08pm:

Just flicked on the telly, and Labor seem quite pragmatic about the vote at this stage.

Smith is confident of holding their 3 seats in WA and looking strong in their heartland of Western Sydney.

Labor bought Rudd back for one reason and one reason only ... and it worked. If they had kept Gillard, they were looking at 35 seats maximum ... Rudds at least kept it respectable.

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

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #7 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:30pm John Smith wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:28pm: JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm: then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter care to show one person who predicted an ALP win at any stage in the last 6 months? (I'm talking on this forum ) Skippy and you.
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Reply #8 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:31pm

John Smith wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:28pm:

JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm:

then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter

care to show one person who predicted an ALP win at any stage in the last 6 months? (I'm talking on this forum )

just listen to talk radio every morning

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Reply #9 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:42pm

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:30pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:28pm:

JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm:

then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter

care to show one person who predicted an ALP win at any stage in the last 6 months? (I'm talking on this forum )

Skippy and you.

I also thought Labor had a chance of victory if they swapped to Rudd at the right time. I was never confident but I was hopeful.

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MOTR Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6646	Re: Labor surprisingly buoyant Reply #10 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:44pm Every ALP Cabinet member returned. That's an outstanding outcome coming from where they were.
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Reply #11 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 10:47pm

Aussie wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:15pm:

Yes, that's correct. I reckon they are happy to have dodged a bullet.

The ALP did not dodge a bullet, the ALP lost. Rudd did his duty, he turned a landslide into an honourable loss.

The ALP even retained Eden-Monaro, the first time that this seat has gone to the Opposition party for more than 40 years.

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Reply #12 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 11:08pm

Bam wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 10:47pm:

Aussie wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:15pm:

Yes, that's correct. I reckon they are happy to have dodged a bullet.

The ALP did not dodge a bullet, the ALP lost. Rudd did his duty, he turned a landslide into an honourable loss.

The ALP even retained Eden-Monaro, the first time that this seat has gone to the Opposition party for more than 40 years.

AS Peter Costello remarked when told that the labor campaign considered 60 seats a good result 'no wonder they lost if they thought that was a good result.'

labor just had its lowest vote in 100 years. there is nothing to be pleased about. it was an appallingly bad showing.

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Reply #13 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 11:10pm

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 11:08pm:

Bam wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 10:47pm:

Aussie wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:15pm:

Yes, that's correct. I reckon they are happy to have dodged a bullet.

The ALP did not dodge a bullet, the ALP lost. Rudd did his duty, he turned a landslide into an honourable loss.

The ALP even retained Eden-Monaro, the first time that this seat has gone to the Opposition party for more than 40 years.

AS Peter Costello remarked when told that the labor campaign considered 60 seats a good result 'no wonder they lost if they thought that was a good result.'

labor just had its lowest vote in 100 years. there is nothing to be pleased about. it was an appallingly bad showing.

Hi Longy,
what does it feel like to be a winner for a change?

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Reply #14 - Sep 7^th, 2013 at 11:10pm

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:30pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:28pm:

JC Denton wrote on Sep 7^th, 2013 at 9:26pm:

then obviously youve never encountered a political diehard or a rusted on voter

care to show one person who predicted an ALP win at any stage in the last 6 months? (I'm talking on this forum )