The latest Morgan face-to-face poll, conducted last weekend from 942 respondents (released a day earlier than usual for some reason), is somewhat better for Labor than last week’s shocker. Labor’s primary vote is up two points to 36 per cent, the Coalition’s is down 3.5 per cent to 44.5 per cent and the Greens are up two to 13 per cent. On the two-party measure which allocates preferences according to the result of the previous election, the Coalition lead has narrowed from 54.5-45.5 to 51.5-48.5. However, a gap has re-opened between this figure and the result from respondent-allocated preferences, which has only gone from 54.5-45.5 to 53.5-46.5.
confessions
Do you want to know who won?
Just on WA again, I wonder what impact the disastrous Adele Carles will have on Fremantle voters Federally?
Oops
vic, sorry, thought I read you backed geelong over collingwood last week
Had a quick look at the FMG Website – not a peep from Twiggy re the Royalties increase.
victoria:
We lost. Just went to the AFL website. 🙁
Gary
I am disappointed. But Carlton have become a pretty good unit this year.
JV @ 937
Turnbull as a very outside chance after the election and then, and only then if the Carbon Tax/ Price is in place and the ALP win the election – by 2016 a fait accompli and too hard to roll back . Otherwise not a snowballs chance …
Turnbull would only ever lead the Liberals again over the bodies of a small swarm of Do-nothings.
Death before acknowledging AGW.
Death before doing anything real about it.
They are prepared for climate martyrdom.
[I am disappointed. But Carlton have become a pretty good unit this year.]
That’s for sure. They’ll be there in September. I hope Collingwood puts them out.
Misfit
yes I did back Geelong last week. It serves me Right!!
I tipped the Blues by 4 this week, margin was 2 to the Cats, I am having a disastrous tipping year but my margin is still less than 100! A question for those on PB, I had Juddy as my Dreamteam captain – is the score I see now the doubled score or does that only happen at the end of the round?
blackburnpseph
I don’t expect a conflagration over the carbon mechanisms.
As to the Greens ‘making merry’ over a carbon price, there is plenty of scope for a phasing in of proper prices and targets over the next few years, provided they are set in concrete now as much as possible. I think they will accept Garnaut in the end.
A potential threat may be from the Labor backroom bosses of the AWU /SDA variety refusing to go beyond the old CPRS. I didn’t like Combet’s remark about the price the other day- it suggested to me he has some conservative marching orders.
Gary
On the other hand, I hope Carlton put out Collingwood! Although I doubt they can!
Boerwar
Do you sense that Turnbull will rattle the coalition cage to sufficiently stifle them?
Labor were the first political party in Australia to bring true professionalism to winning elections. Those pioneers have long since departed to big miners or other big money gigs. How about the present collective of dregs? It’s a pretty sure bet they’re not being headhunted. Not for anything that doesn’t come with mop and bucket included that is.
What sort of dunce would allow their top line spokespeople to be intangled with Turnbull? I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard Wong and Gillard giving this bloke raps. Surely these idiots must know their own research and “secret” campaign strategies on dealing with Turnbull when he was opposition leader. A five year old with a reasonable intelligence could make the Point Piper toff fluff, hard hitting.
The guy doesn’t just turn off a very core group, he makes many of them feel like physically assulting him. And here’s Gillard and her clueless sidekick consumating their policy and public image with “shady banker” Malcolm Turnbull. The entire doubting Labor blue collar base must be so relieved. They might of been thinking they were getting a dud deal.
The present fools make a mockery of themselves and job titles.
Football needs a strong Carlton, Essendon, Richmond and Collingwood. Three of them are really on the go and Richmond is getting there.
Victoria
Anything to put Collingwood out … but they will be there .. must face facts.
Geelong won cos they were playing for the late Bob Davies.
Frank Calabrese
Geelong have won every game this year
strawman, they’re only praising Turnbull because he undermines Abbott. It’s not really difficult to figure that out.
Gary, victoria:
What do you make of the new Gold Coast team?
“loooonggggg Gaaame”
doog nails it
#lateline
Gary
Of course, Turnbull is Labor’s best friend right now
[What do you make of the new Gold Coast team?]
They’ll be hit and miss this year. Apart from when they play Collingwood I barrack for them each week.
Geelong won because 2 carlton players missed shots at goal at the 25 and 27 minute marks. That’s all.
willliam
can you set up a thread for the mexicans?
[972
Gusface
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:59 pm | Permalink
“loooonggggg Gaaame”
doog nails it
#lateline
]
Exactly – Labor is at the same position Howard was post 1998 Election.
[Geelong won because 2 carlton players missed shots at goal at the 25 and 27 minute marks. That’s all.]
True but that doesn’t change the result unfortunately.
[Gusface
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11:02 pm | Permalink
willliam
can you set up a thread for the mexicans?
]
Or for sport full stop
confessions
Gold Coast are a team with a lot of future potential
Come on bludgers. Just a few posts mentioning footy is no biggie surely??
Gusface
Can you elaborate your post?
Doog nails it??
Frank @ 979
Motion seconded.
I think Gold Coast will be much more successful than Fremantle.
But will always barrack for Carlton. 🙂
vic
doog is saying
wtte
we are way out from the election
the alp is slowly developing its meme
a long game approach is the most prudent
btw
bob b running defence is a help
🙂
Gusface
Is that a Scots accent I detect?
Gusface
I understand now. Thanks. He is correct
misfits
doog is a legend
tho sometimes he is wrong
he speaks about 6000 words to the minute
swmbo interprets for me
😉
Malcolm Turnbull appeared on BBC Hardtalk a couple of weeks ago.
http://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/bbc-hardtalk/
btw
the fibs have been quite on the blogs
everywhere
summat is up
[Gusface
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11:16 pm | Permalink
btw
the fibs have been quite on the blogs
everywhere
summat is up
]
Yeah, and when the callers on MM are ganging up on MT and MM tells them to be careful what they say – you knowe the ka ka is about the cooling device.
frank
heard it
something is going on
[Gusface
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11:19 pm | Permalink
frank
heard it
something is going on
]
And Abbott’s pressers today – a Fishmonger and a Nappy factory FFS.
Gusface
Do the coalition really think they can tell Turnbull what to do?
Gusface
What did you hear?
frank
re the nappies
tone was just stocking up
👿
[victoria
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11:22 pm | Permalink
Gusface
What did you hear?
]
see my reply to Gus – 2GB last night was wall to wall attacks on Malcolm Turnbull – and while 2GB are quite happy to slander Gillard etc – The announcer was being ultra-cautious about anything slanderous about Turnbull going to air.
vic
nothing,but a lot
somehow tone has disconnected
hubris? who knows?
but
the stormtroopers ala mm aint happy
[the fibs have been quite on the blogs]
Libs have been active on Jen’s petition pitch, and LP.
I see no evidence of this quietening.
[confessions
Posted Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11:25 pm | Permalink
the fibs have been quite on the blogs
Libs have been active on Jen’s petition pitch, and LP.
I see no evidence of this quietening.
]
Yes, but on 2GB – their natural habitat ? Something is amiss.