Graham Young
Any idea as to how many voters might not vote-go informal?

From talking to a number of old time labor friends a lot have said things like- I cannot vote for Rudd ..I will not vote at all.
In some marginal seats could this be a factor?

I vote that Chris Lewis be elected Tony's right-hand man.

He has expressed so many contradictory views about Rudd that his real position is confused, perhaps deliberately so.

Does Tony give you your writing points each day, Chris? Do you have his photograph hanging over your bed? Do you get excited when you see a photo of Tony wearing his budgie-smugglers?

I predict that Rudd will be elected in a landslide!

The electorate is too smart to elect Abbott!

David G
Mr Rudd is not sane.

No contradiction whatsoever.

I am voting independent in Indi, because I am not happy with Mirabella and I believe that more independents will improve debate.

I still have to order my vote though, so issue of who I put ahead (ALP or Coalition remains). I have weighed it up, and it will be Coalition. This is despite me having much more affinity with issues such as a nations's industrial prowess and adequate standard of livings and opportunity for all. That is my judgment call.

As for barracking for Abbott, I am hoping that signs I have seen are good enough, but would not be surprised if he des not deliver should he be elected. I, for one, who does not salivate over tossers like Rudd, know that governance today is a very hard game

There is much the same feeling about as when Gough puffed himself up and his supporters though that his star could rise again.

This is a lot of superficial stuff going on. But with the pencil stubs in their hands voters will remember Labor's train wrecks and the union scandals.

Labor will be trashed. The misfortune is that thanks to the Roman Candle, Kevin Rudd, manipulators like this fellow will be returned,

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/apr/27/australian-minister-video

more typos: 'though' should be 'thought'

Oh well..