Dear Shadow Minister,

There's one small problem with your election
betting odds and that is - Tony Abbott.
This is something that you seem to have neglected.
The following link may help clarify things for you:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/tony-abbott-is-the-problem-with-the-federal-government-poll-20141208-12247a.html

It is a long way to the next federal election, but newspapers have to sell sensationalism to a dumbed down audience I suppose.

The CFMEU in Victoria is quick of the mark to show the public what they are missing out on federally.(sic)

It's all Abbotts fault, he can't sell his policies, no one is going to buye anything until you know what the price is.
His mumbling and bumbling doesn't make sence.
Hockey says onething and Abbott says the oposite
I'll bet SM made Abbott favourite, in the betting stakes. There is not to many conservatives willing to have a say is there. They must be stinging real bad.
SM is making noises like he has conceded defeat with 2 years to go, if they last that long. Abbott is hamstrung at every turn, he is not a salesman's bootlace. He should take pointers from a used car salesperson, instead of Credlin.
To be fair they should step aside and admit they made a host of mistakes and told a barage of lies and put them selves up for reelection.
With a new budget due in May and still trying to sell their inaugural budget. So how do you formulate another budget with the old one still pending.
SM uses the word of austerity, we didn't hear that word used at the last election, to my recollection. Maybe that was a hidden agendah of Abbott and Credlin liberal party.
What ever their budget was supposed to be it was badly thought out and completely biased and radical.

Abbott, says he is as unpopular as Thatcher, Reagan and Howard, I'll agree with that! His policies are just as "good" as the air head with that hair style, the B grade actor, and the galah in tracky dacks. Like Ronnie Reagan, our Tone could do a remake of 'Bedtime for Bonzo' with himself in the title roll.

What is happening in Victoria where the CFMEU has blockaded a building site is precisely what will remind the public of what life was like under the previous Rudd-Galah'd/Greens-Rudd governments.

What bigger lie could there be than a Labor leader claiming to govern in the interests of the electorate, but being the marionette of factions controlled by powerful union bosses?

<THE CFMEU has told builders it plans to shut down an Aldi construction site for “the foreseeable future” after stopping work on the supermarket for a second day.

The Herald Sun again saw CFMEU representatives block off the site at Millers Rd, Altona on Monday, after Geelong-based builder Magellan Projects was forced to abandon work on Friday.

CFMEU representatives again refused access to trucks carrying building materials, parking a car across the fenced-off site’s entrance to prevent them getting inside.

The Herald Sun understands suppliers contracted to the builder were today told by the militant union: “There’ll be (no work) happening there in the foreseeable future.”

A builder at the site allegedly responded that Magellan would have to look at “shutting the site down for the week”.

The Herald Sun understands the CFMEU has taken issue with Magellan Projects as it does not have a union-endorsed enterprise bargaining agreement and “owes money to people in the industry”.

Building industry sources said the union had a long-running battle with Aldi for bringing in international experts to oversee the German company’s specific method of laying its concrete floors to provide extra strength.

A CFMEU representative arrived at about 5.45am and at 6.10am was joined by a second union associate, who parked his station wagon across the entrance>

http://tinyurl.com/CFMEU-bullies-close-down-const

Nice try, otb....but it's going to take more than that to relieve the political landscape of the stench of this govt.

More from The Australian - this on Pyne wasting taxpayers money in the wake of his shrieking reform guff failing to gain traction in the Senate...

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/crossbench-senators-savageunderhand-uni-reforms-ads/story-fn59nlz9-1227149103196

Reprising Foxy's link - Hartcher....

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/tony-abbott-is-the-problem-with-the-federal-government-poll-20141208-12247a.html

Tony Abbott is the problem with the federal government: poll

"Shorten's net approval rating today is 5 per cent, not outstanding until you compare it to Abbott's negative 19.

Shorten's lead lengthened by 14 percentage points in a single month, a sharp movement in so brief a span."

Alan Jones completely dismantling Greg Hunt on radio yesterday...

http://www.2gb.com/audioplayer/80276

Kochie completely dismantling Abbott on Sunrise yesterday...

http://junkee.com/tony-abbott-got-completely-destroyed-by-kochie-on-sunrise-this-morning-kochie/46816

Peta Credlin is the worst government strategist in the history of government strategists.