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Re: Abbott on the nose in Griffiths
Reply #15 - Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:25pm

Swagman wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:15pm:

Aussie wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:09pm:

Swagman wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:06pm:

Smart way to get your how to vote card out there.... Cheesy

Howso? How many voters in Griffiths do you reckon post here?

............in the Courier Mail

Oh, I see. But, in conjunction with a story about Abbott being excluded, it's hard to see anything positive for Glasson, and especially Abbott.

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Re: Abbott on the nose in Griffiths
Reply #16 - Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:47pm

It's not positive but as Anthony Green says......

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It should be pointed out that only once has a federal government gained a seat from an opposition at a by-election and that was the Kalgoorlie by-election in 1920. Labor may have lost Kevin Rudd's personal vote, and most new government's tend to have a honeymoon in their early months, but history says that government's don't normally gain seats from an oppositions.

Labor held the seat even when the electorate was giving them a boot up the kyber pass so Glasson has "Buckley's"

It's a perennial bastion of 'Truebelieveritus' Cheesy

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Re: Abbott on the nose in Griffiths
Reply #17 - Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 5:47pm

Swagman wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 4:47pm:

It's not positive but as Anthony Green says......

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It should be pointed out that only once has a federal government gained a seat from an opposition at a by-election and that was the Kalgoorlie by-election in 1920. Labor may have lost Kevin Rudd's personal vote, and most new government's tend to have a honeymoon in their early months, but history says that government's don't normally gain seats from an oppositions.

Labor held the seat even when the electorate was giving them a boot up the kyber pass so Glasson has "Buckley's"

It's a perennial bastion of 'Truebelieveritus' Cheesy

I would not write Glasson off. He clearly had solid local support in 2013 when he publicly had Abbott/LNP on his material........but it is obvious now there is a confidence issue within the Griffith LNP about their man being seen as an Abbott/LNP man.

Says a great deal, wot?

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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: Abbott on the nose in Griffiths Reply #18 - Jan 23^rd, 2014 at 12:42am Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 11:48am: Abbott isn't running in that seat. He is already PM. Big deal. If Abbott was considered an asset his face would be everywhere. Clearly he is now regarded as a liability. How quickly things change.
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Re: Abbott on the nose in Griffiths
Reply #19 - Jan 23^rd, 2014 at 10:22pm

Peter Freedman wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2014 at 12:42am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2014 at 11:48am:

Abbott isn't running in that seat. He is already PM. Big deal.

If Abbott was considered an asset his face would be everywhere.

Clearly he is now regarded as a liability. How quickly things change.

Yep just ask Kevvie and Julia............ Cheesy

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