SM,

Do you reckon that if Abbott's daughters resembled gorgons, that he'd be exploiting them the way he is?

He's overtly employing their attractiveness to attract votes - as if somehow their appeal has an impact on his ability to be PM and to lead a government.

The main point being that he isn't even doing it surreptitiously.

He's up-front that he's using his daughters' physical appeal as a reason to vote for him.

If Rudd was swanning around with his daughter highlighting her physical appeal as a vote buyer, I believe you'd be first to jump on it.

It's shallow and cretinous.

Where's his wife?

(She was missing from his Kitchen Cabinet gathering too)

P,

Please don't pretend to be so naive. There is a whole bunch of stuff that all pollies do that have nothing to do with their ability to govern. Both Dudd and Abbott have appeared with Annabelle Crabbe's cooking show etc etc.

That his adult daughters are good looking, smart, elegant and articulate adds to their ability to get the attention needed to "sell" their father. The same reason models look good. Their close relationship has completely torpedoed Labor's claims of misogyny, and his extensive community work has shown up Dudd's complete lack. The broader community view is that if Labor has lied about this, then why should we believe anything.

This strategy is clearly working, and all I see from the left whingers is sour grapes.

oh the nastiness and hate (of course carefully disguised) is oozing. I wonder how well the luvvies on ABC will be able to hide themselves on Saturday night. Will Kerry O'Brien be able to call it an ABC election win again. Sit back, relax and enjoy it folk.

Poirot you lot did actually remark quite a lot on appearance when Abbott was in his budgie smugglers, you still remark on this now. If Rudd had something to show off he would too, it's normal but then again you are against anything normal.