Turnbull is likely to win any forthcoming election against Labors Bill Shorten, but can he defeat the real Opposition Leader within Tony Abbott. The latest development sees Abbott claiming he will be running his own “independent” election campaign in marginal seats, nothing to do with Turnbull. Abbott also claims the Turnbull Government is running on his own governments good works.
When Turnbull is returned, will Abbott claim victory, and then bide his time in the background, with a majority of reactionary conservatives MP’s on side, pulling the strings of Turnbull, until it become so untenable for Turnbull that Abbott can then make his much wanted comeback? Or is only a pipe dream of Abbott’s, and no comeback is possible.

Dear Paul,

You certainly ask tough questions.

Who can really predict what will happen in politics?

Many people thought that Mr Abbott was unelectable.

Many people did not take Donald Trump seriously.

Who could have predicted Malcolm Turnbull's ousting
of Tony Abbott or of Julie Bishop and Bronwyn
Bishop's support of Mr Turnbull?

I would not predict Mr Shorten's chances of winning
the election. But, who knows?

The election is a long way off yet and anything can
happen in the world of politics.

What obvious, loaded bumpf.

Why the two of you foolishly waste days of your lives on social media imagining that you can influence the outcome of a federal election would be beyond the ken of most people.

This is a discussion site and you would be far better off in your dotage endeavouring to make some sense of the world and how you might finally make some contribution before a stroke or death intervenes.

It is because there are easily led automatons who cannot do the thinking for themselves that Shorten feels comfortable not taking action to restore ownership of the Labor Party to its members, instead of being run by corrupt unions like the CFMEU.

Shorten now says he opposing the 'Abbott' government. Only complete dills go along with that spin.

So why, Beach, do you think the parties are so close in the polls?

Dear Paul1405,

A poll out today shows that at the moment the Coalition will regain power, with a majority of 77 seats to 73 seats. I think Turnbull would like a lot more than a 4 seat advantage because it will encourage The Onion Eater to increase his attempts to wrestle the leadership of the coalition from Turnbull.

Aidan,

There is only one Poll.

How anyone here believes s/he can influence the result and waste precious life hours is beyond me. It is a time filling ritual for some here, apparently. It is not rational though.

The feckless, sensationalist media will as usual be working the 24hr 'news' cycle and setting all manner of hares loose - usually by slavishly publicising the fodder of spin masters - to increase their audience.