Really hope we arent stupid enough to vote him in.
I really hope so too, but it worries me.
What does the sitch look like at the moment I’m from the other side of the world. Are they doing well in the polls etc?
Labor, who are in government have been pretty milquetoast, so they were rising in the polls. Even as preferred prime minister for Dutton, the (conservative) libs leader. However, as it became clear an election was to be called imminently, Dutton has dropped significantly in the polls. It seems like a grass is greener situation, but as people check out the other grass, they realise it’s just green paint on shit.
It probably hasn’t helped that they linked themselves to trump in the past and have recently tried to fawn over musk in the hopes he would fund them. I think, similar to how Canada is rallying with nationalism against trump and the libs there had a turnaround in fortunes. However, the situation the USA is less real here as we don’t trade as much and the tariffs don’t really affect people, just billionaires, who were already unpopular.
Fingers crossed
Albanese isn’t perfect, and if you can vote independent, do so, but Dutton just isn’t a good person. That’s all that matters. Anyone who’s ever met him and couldn’t offer him money or media attention he just shrugs off and walks past. Don’t vote for empty souls.
Consider limiting to independents that have a sane platform (as some are just extreme right-wingers in disguise), and the Greens.
And you kind of stated it implicitly, but ranking Labor above the Coalition is a given.
I hope our mandatory voting means we are less likely to vote Dutton in. Hopefully whats happening in the US is enough of a deterrent for those of us actually paying attention and not wanting that BS to rip through our safety nets. Sure if someone wants to audit the government agency with forensic accountants by all means, but we don’t need the same BS that Elonia is pulling and we certainly don’t need to be repeating any of the backwards US policies they are enacting.
Probably means more likely to vote him in with clueless people not understanding preferential voting or straight up voting liberal because the name sounds good and team blue is better than team red right?