Tony Abbott has certainly performed well, I'm not certain that this is the result of good management or 'the real Tony'. He still does not demonstrate basic understanding of some issues, a good example is the alternative to the NBN he put forward, also his comment on personal involvement in turning the boats around ...
On the ABCs' QA session he performed very well. I agree that some of the programs instigated by the ALP in their stimulus were poorly conceived and the money could have been spent better elsewhere.
Julia Gillard does know the facts, and I think has the better team, but the disunity within the party will possibly cost her the election.
This has been a contest of Characters not issues, for me the issues are
The economy, the environment, immigration (these are intertwined). foreign policy, education and health.
Neither party has addressed these issues, in fact they have avoided or said vary little apart from saying we are better than them, they are worst than us….
Mark Latham on 60 minutes (normally I do not watch the program) made more sense than either protagonist and delivered a more balanced and critical view than most journalists.
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 09:40
Greg Perth
Wow this is just proof of how bad polling can be, I still remember when Howard went to an election and all polls showed he would lose badly, he had a massive win. Abbott did very well on Q&A and appears so far to having a better week than Gillard, whose Election launch has been overshadowed with talk about a leaders debate and her using a script, contrary to her advisors saying it was adlib.
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:34
graham
Hi Greg,
Polls are as good as they go, but you need to understand what they are measuring. They are measuring the results of a hypothetical election. Generally, when you get close to the real election they are a pretty good guide, but they are never absolutely correct. If they were we could forget about holding elections and just poll for who should run the country!
On the ABCs' QA session he performed very well. I agree that some of the programs instigated by the ALP in their stimulus were poorly conceived and the money could have been spent better elsewhere.
Julia Gillard does know the facts, and I think has the better team, but the disunity within the party will possibly cost her the election.
This has been a contest of Characters not issues, for me the issues are
The economy, the environment, immigration (these are intertwined). foreign policy, education and health.
Neither party has addressed these issues, in fact they have avoided or said vary little apart from saying we are better than them, they are worst than us….
Mark Latham on 60 minutes (normally I do not watch the program) made more sense than either protagonist and delivered a more balanced and critical view than most journalists.
Polls are as good as they go, but you need to understand what they are measuring. They are measuring the results of a hypothetical election. Generally, when you get close to the real election they are a pretty good guide, but they are never absolutely correct. If they were we could forget about holding elections and just poll for who should run the country!