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Kevin Rudd's Leadership Tactics.
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The media that I have been reading in the last couple of days has Labor frontbenchers soiling Mr. Rudd's image, seemingly in an attempt to discredit him as a viable option in the minds of voters. It is said he is still a popular Labor option because the public doesn't understand why he was ousted in 2010. These attempts by Mr. Crean and Mr. Swan obviously seek to clarify this. All-in-all I personally do not think it will dampen Rudd's popularity with the voters.
Now the options. News has been written and Commentators have commented. With Mr. Rudd's resignation from the Foreign portfolio this morning, it is said he is in the process of lobbying the caucus and independents for support for a takeover. This is in the face of speculation that Gillard will call for a leadership ballot this afternoon in Adelaide. The ballot seems to be called to allow Julia to defeat K-Rudd while she has the numbers. This seems the likely route.
Another commentator has suggested that Rudd will play the Keating card, whereby he will sit on the backbench, wait for another Gillard gaff, and then challenge and get the top job after Gillard is beyond redemption.
If all the Labor reports are true, that K-Rudd has weak caucus support and Julia is in a strong position, whereby no Rudd challenge will end with her defeat, is there another Avenue? Maybe. What if Rudd acknowledges he will never lead the party again, and sits in the back-bench, and if he still wants to poison gillard and get back his own, he vouches support for Abbott. Then Abbott will have the numbers and Julia is relegated to the political scrap-heap.
Whatever the outcome I am watching with anticipation.