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16/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Another opinion poll, another data point on a nice flat line. The two-party swing is stuck on about 7%, and nothing anyone does seems to be able to shift it, writes Charles Richardson.
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13/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 1
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It's much too late in the day for yesterday's Coalition event to really be regarded as a campaign "launch". But it was a launch nonetheless: the launch of the battle for the post-election soul of the Liberal Party, writes Charles Richardson.
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7/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Journalists and commentators love to quote "informed sources" and the like within the political parties. But it's problematic, writes Charles Richardson.
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5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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There's general agreement that the advantage of the "donkey vote" is small but not insignificant. And in a year when it seems Labor can do nothing wrong, the luck of the ballot draw has gone Kevin Rudd's way as well, writes Charles Richardson.
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29/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Labor has been trying hard to avoid the impression of overconfidence, but news at the weekend suggests that it too now regards the government's fate as a foregone conclusion, writes Charles Richardson.
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25/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Coalition supporters, searching for reasons why a government that they think is just the bee's knees should be headed for mammoth defeat, often seize on the "It's time" factor: the idea that length of time in office, independent of other causes, provides a reason for people to vote against a government, writes Charles Richardson.
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22/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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John Howard's attacks on Kevin Rudd's record as a backbencher were disingenuous because they ignored the way the Australian party system works, writes Charles Richardson.
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19/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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At the last federal election, the idea of picking results by looking at the betting markets was still in its infancy. This year, however it's all the rage, writes Charles Richardson.