I have $100.00 to say Rudd will lose Griffith. What odds will you give me?

100 to one?

'Our panel consists of people who are more interested in current affairs than the average voter. The results therefore tend to predict what less interested voters will decide to do when they absorb and analyse more of the facts.'

A very dubious assertion.

Mac. The MSM mostly controlled by coalition supporters? Does that include Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, SBS, ABC, Aus Guardian etc etc?
"Duracell Bunny on Speed". This is translated into real people as psychopathic. This guy is reeeely scary.

Labour needs the likes of Combet, Albo and the replacement treasurer much more than the psychopath. As Rhrosty says, we do need a genuine opposition in the future.

A rush to an election, before the 'real Rudder' reappears is in the best interest of Labour. He has so many of his previous policy decision to undo before Australia can recover from this farce.

Pompete

"The MSM mostly controlled by coalition supporters? Does that include Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, SBS, ABC, Aus Guardian etc etc?"

The real measure is the market, and most of that is controlled by (1) the odious Murdoch and his hacks/hackers, (2) commercial radio is mostly the preserve of anti-Labor ranters and (3) commercial TV's scaremongering serves the Coalition very well indeed.

I'd agree that talent on both sides is in extremely short supply, and our politics is a circus--I blame compulsory voting since both sides have to appeal to the dead heads. As to the "real Rudd", I'd rather risk the "real Rudd" than the "real Abbot" any day. Speaking of "real", has anyone seen the real Labor Party, it's been missing for years?

Well thank god we never have to see the real Gillard, or any other Gillard ever again.

Unfortunately, like the similarly competence-challenged Anna Bligh, Julia Gillard will not be content with her large fully indexed superand benefits, she will want to swing from the taxpayers' teat in some guvvy job that has been lined up for her courtesy of the mateship of the Leftie Grrls' Club, Emily's List.