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The wedge doesn't have to shift too many to be effective.
Vituperation towards Howard is fine, but can ALP supporters feel any more confident that Labor will not end up as Howard Lite by election day?
It seems that everybody hears the dog-whistle, and that everybody reacts. Those that hear it and react against it run around the neighborhood banging pots and yelling 'dog-whistle' to all and sundry. They presume an ignorance in the rest that is insulting.
The term implies appeal to our base instincts and fears and assumes the worst in us. Is it any wonder that the swinging voter, ie the middle voter, has elected Howard, who up to now has managed to appear not to condescend to them?