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Textor thesis fails empirical test : Comments

By Graham Young, published 26/7/2016

'The qualitative evidence is they don’t matter,’' Mr Textor said. 'The sum of a more centrist approach outweighs any alleged marginal loss of so-called base voters.'

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Usual waffle ttbn? What?

Like with fingers in both ears, endlesslyrepeating, la, la, la, la, la, la abuse and scorn waffle? Whenever the shortcomings of the tea-party or the equally moribund religious right are illuminated??

I rest my case!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Tuesday, 26 July 2016 4:16:26 PM
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Hi Hasbeen

Yes, in the worst of worlds:

- Rudd becomes gets the job he covets, Secretary General of the UN, and, even worse,

- Pell Pope
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 1:54:30 PM
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Textor does not have proper grasp of centrism. If Malcolm Turnbull was true centrist, he would run as an independent. How can one be a centrist if they are member of either of the 2 major parties?? Being certre right is just that, a little too the right, not centrist in the true meaning of the word > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrism

I know this is semantics, but I have to call it for what it is because I can't read that Australian article without being a paying subscriber!
Posted by Rojama, Sunday, 31 July 2016 1:15:11 PM
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In
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=18397&page=0

Graham read voters accurately:

" As voters are apparently determined to take out insurance in the senate by spreading their vote around, a perception that it has been made more difficult for them to do this might result in them trying even harder to ensure their vote doesn’t flow to a major. So we may end up with a situation where a significant number of voters preference amongst minor parties and exhaust without getting to any of the majors. "

Senate shows public interests better than HoR.

Government needs move to center for legislation.

Legislation, less is better this Parliament.

More time publicly negotiating, obtain wider public agreement before push legislation requiring agreement from both Houses.

Alan B. writes here
" When decent law abiding Germans were forced to look at the death camps of WW11 Germany, they almost, to a generic man, couldn't believe what they'd allowed to be done in their name? "

Lest We Forget, each time Australians asked to identify their racial identification, be horrified.

Before 1967 Referendum Commonwealth was intrusive, offensive, despite claims of NO legal authority denied Australians right to drink, to work, to attend school, to live in town, removed children from families, only reason racial identification.

1967 Referemdum ended long campaign to extinguish, to eliminate, to end, ALL racial discrimination through legislation and gazette.

Government, advisers, influence makers, those feeding from them, soon enough walking same racist pathways, dividing Australians by racial identification, once again.

Same excuses "to assist", Commonwealth racial prejudice, segregation, apartheid existed pre-1967 Referendum, still does today.

Legislation "to assist" based on racial division, leads to same conclusions, same consequences.

Commonwealth segregates Australian families using racial measures, measures Attorney-General told Parliament did not exist, yet claimed makes lawful such segregation.

Not need take racist pathway, simple needs assessments show assistance required for housing, health, education, and employment, without racial tags.

Wealthy corporate land-owners given Commonwealth funds for housing, while refuse issue tenancy leases, refuse maintain own houses, on own land.

Exists NO neutrality, are either supporters, or opponents to racism.

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Posted by polpak, Sunday, 7 August 2016 1:39:23 PM
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