Hi Foxy,

I have done pre-polls for many years and have enjoyed the light-hearted banter that goes on, along with the opportunity to talk with others including "the enemy", and the candidates. In the "good old days" when only about 5% voted pp there were long periods of do nothing time, and the biggest policy discussion would be who's tern is it to buy the coffee. I found that most people from the other side were just like you and I, there was the occasional "nutter" that came along, but they would be given short shift by all, with a "I hope he voted for you".

Paul me too, but done my last after the state one
Will be there on polling day but no longer after close seeing votes counted as scrutineer
Had a PC thing take place at my last, fellow HTV person[ my side] said she thought I should be rolled up in a carpet and placed in the boot of a car
While she sat under the NATS! tent and spoke of their trips to Europe!
So this fella who eat bread with only sugar on it as a kid feels he has outgrown some
Tight, very tight, watching for the mud landslide to get very dirty, but think it is going ok

Dear Paul and Belly,

It was a great experience voting early this
time. However there was one thing that made
me cringe( and laugh).

As soon as we drove up
into the voting centre, parked our car, and
started to walk towards the building - we
saw all the" how to vote card people" from the
various parties handing out their leaflets.
The Liberal people were wearing Blue T-Shirts,
the Palmer United Party
Member wore a bright Yellow T-shirt, the Greens
all had Green T-Shirts, and guess what Labor
Members were wearing? - Bright RED T-Shirts.

I thought - WTF? (Reds under the Beds?).

What were they thinking?

Our electorate has quite
a large number of Chinese in its population who
have fled communist China - and wearing red t-shirts
sends the wrong message to them. I know because
we spoke to quite a few of them.

Someone should tell Mr Shorten to get his people to
wear a different colour. Anything but red - it's
sending the wrong message.

cont'd ...

What's this about Mr Abbott?

He seems to be agreeing that there is climate
change after years of denial. I'm told he's
threatened by the Independent candidate running
in his electorate - so he's jumping ship on the
climate issue in desperation to stay in government.

We saw Kevin Andrews make an appearance yesterday
in our electorate in the centre where we voted.
Chose a point at a gate where everyone had to walk past
him (he wasn't about to be not seen). This was a first
for him to be there in person so early on. All we usually
got in the past was a cardboard cut-out or a picture.

This also smacks of desperation. But at least they're
trying (at the last minute) - I guess.

We never see him during the year - except to sleep on the
backbench in Parliament during Question Time.

Hi Foxy,

Labor has been in red for several years now, well I'd go? hummmm maybe White?

Latest election news; The $100 million 'Big Clive Fund', you do remember the much touted 'Big Clive Fund' the fund set up to help the disadvantaged Aboriginal people! The Palmer Care Charity, which got Big Clive plenty of kudos when the aspiring politician set it up in 2012, alas by 2013 the fund had a balance of only $103, but its not all bad news, with Clive's careful style of business management the funds balance had grown to a staggering $109 by today's date, and not one lousy grant has in seven years been made by the "vote for Clive charity" a magnificent effort by the big fella (to get elected). AND PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR THIS SHONK!

Foxy it has a very very long ago reason Labor uses red.
We are far from communists,but stuck in a long ago time workplace war was the normal
Candidates not using it have run foul of members
Palmer, please consider, is a past failure running a Trump like campaign, but is still the fraud he always has been
An all out attempt to make voters forget the past six years is underway
Considering what the next three, under Morrison,would be like is enough to make any one afraid