I would say that the "X" factor is the same as always. They just have to promise as much as they say and then do nothing...

'The "fear card" is being played by both major parties'.

Says the electoral spin of certain independents and minor parties.

Now, what might one call their spin?

Foxy,

"I am still undecided between the candidates."

I'm still kinda puzzled as to why you, who's always come across on this forum as more left than right, would choose to show your greatest support for the Coalition when they've gone the full right-wing nutter.

The only thing I can put it down to is that Malcolm Turnbull attained Prime Ministership - that, however, is the "only" change as far as the Coalition's fundie right-wing direction is concerned.

Here's a little dirge on Turnbull and his incredible shrinkage in the top job:

"It was at a Labor fundraising dinner in Sydney's salubrious Rose Bay – in the heart of the Prime Minister's electorate – that shadow treasurer Chris Bowen made this startling claim: Malcolm Turnbull is a Marxist.

The audience at the April 30 event – to support Labor's candidate for Wentworth, Evan Hughes – was momentarily perplexed. Turnbull was a lot of things, but a communist? Hard to believe given they were gathered just a short walk from the former investment banker's $50 million harbourside mansion.

But Bowen wasn't finished. Turnbull is not an adherent of Karl Marx, he explained, but rather American comedian Groucho Marx, who once proclaimed: "Those are my principles and if you don't like them ... well, I have others." It was a pithy new way to say what we all know: Turnbull has abandoned his beliefs for the sake of party unity.

But that's OK, right? Once he wins the election – still the most likely result of this eye-glazing, never-ending campaign – things will change. The real Malcolm will emerge from his conservative chrysalis like a beautiful socially progressive butterfly and lead us into a bright, shining future."

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2016-opinion/malcolm-the-marxist-will-the-real-turnbull-ever-stand-up-20160610-gpg6qu.html#ixzz4BJSthxZ

Foxy,

Perhaps if you included something in your reading other than labor propaganda, your posts would have more credibility.

1 The tax cuts are first rolled out to small business, and later in the 10yr plan to larger businesses, not just to multinationals as you claim.

2 The benefits are far from speculative, as other countries have found out, and just about every economist recommends incl Craig Emmerson, David Leigh, Penny Wong, Paul Keating, Ken Henry and even Bill Shorten.

3 The benefits of additional spending on education are speculative given that the vast increases in money spent over the last decade have seen no improvement, and at best economic results would not be apparent for nearly a decade.

Paul,

Only the far left whinge nutcases believe that uncontrolled spending does not end up in a Greek like situation.

Labor would stand a much better chance if Anthony Albanese was leader.

SM,

Can you let us know when ScoMo let's the cat out of the bag as to how he's going to pay for these company tax cuts?

Thanks : )

(I thought Scottie was ridiculing "ten year plans?")

"Goldman Sachs analysis of company tax cut finds benefits would go offshore"

"But in an economic research note, Goldman Sachs found that if companies distributed the value of the tax cut as profits or dividends to investors then 60% of the benefit would flow to offshore investors, 10% to domestic investors and around 30% to the Australian economy.

The domestic benefits would be far bigger if companies used the tax cut to grow their business but Goldman Sachs said “survey evidence suggests that companies are less likely to voluntarily lower the dividend payment ratio”, meaning the real world impact was likely to be closer to the scenario where 60% of the benefit flowed offshore."

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/01/goldman-sachs-analysis-of-company-tax-cut-finds-benefits-would-go-offshore

"The benefits of additional spending on education are speculative given that the vast increases in money spent over the last decade have seen no improvement, and at best economic results would not be apparent for nearly a decade."

That's a "0.6% growth forecast over twenty years on the govt's proposed company tax cut....WOW!

"Only the far left whinge nutcases believe that uncontrolled spending does not end up in a Greek like situation."

Lol! - after all, the Coalition govt has boosted gross debt by $160 billion in less than three years (no GFC) - spending up, private business investment down, wages down, capital expenditure down....the list goes on.

SM is busily rearranging the deck chairs on the HMS Coalition Titanic - it promised so much...alas - delivered so little.