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22/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 8
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At the National Press Club this afternoon Prime Minister John Howard certainly stressed his economic management record and the risk posed by Labor but he discovered again just how difficult it is to set the agenda, writes Richard Farmer.
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21/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 1
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Every day of this election campaign I faithfully check the front page of the Northern Territory News to gather the information I need to plug in for Crikey's Daily Verdict so I am, let me tell you, well informed about crocodiles, writes Richard Farmer.
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20/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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When you are well behind with five days to go everything in your campaign needs to go right. That did not happen for the Coalition yesterday, writes Richard Farmer.
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19/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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When you are hot you are hot and the Labor Party campaign received another free-kick at the weekend with the release by the United Nations of the summary paper on climate change prepared for delegates to the talk-fest to be held in Bali a week after the Australian election, writes Richard Farmer.
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16/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 2
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Just when you think that things could not get worse along comes a report from the Auditor General exposing the rorts being used to try and buy votes. That was something the Coalition campaign team definitely did not need, writes Richard Farmer.
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15/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Yesterday's Daily Verdict, and my doubts about being praised as responsible notwithstanding, was a clear win for Labor, writes Richard Farmer.
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14/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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That candidates are a nuisance at election time was shown again yesterday when one of Labor's star new recruits had a few words to say on ABC radio Bega that ended up leading the nightly national television coverage...
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13/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Policy Speech Day was far and away the Government's best on the trail since the tax cut promises in its opening salvo. There will be disappointment in the camp at the lack of enthusiasm from the TV networks last night but the foundation is there again on which to try and build a revival, writes Richard Farmer.
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12/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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There was an encouraging sign for two for the Government's campaign team in the newspaper and radio coverage this morning. The carefully planted previews of the announcements to be made by John Howard in his policy speech were featured prominently, writes Richard Farmer.
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9/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Yesterday Labor did marginally better at this salesman's game as measured by Crikey's The Daily Verdict., writes Richard Farmer.
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8/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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All the interest rate coverage made it a clear campaigning win for Labor according to The Daily Verdict, writes Richard Farmer.
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7/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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The interest was on horses not interest and just as well for the Government. What media coverage of the election campaign could be fitted in after the really important news was uniformly bad for the Coalition and good for Labor on last night's television and this morning's newspapers.
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5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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If desperate politicians really do try desperate things, and John Howard pretending that a sixth interest rate rise since promising to keep them at record lows suggests he is in that category, then Rove Live next Sunday night should be worth watching, writes Richard Farmer.
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2/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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In making my judgment that Labor again gets the nod in The Daily Verdict on campaigning yesterday I am assuming that all the talk about Me-Tooism is doing Labor more good than harm, writes Richard Farmer.
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1/11/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Tony Abbott made the big contribution to the election campaign yesterday but before getting too carried away the significance of it all it pays to remember that what most people see, hear and read during an election campaign is what they want to see, hear and read, writes Richard Farmer.
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31/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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The advice Prime Minister John Howard has got from his advisory team down in the Liberal Party's Melbourne headquarters is readily apparent. Smile dammit, smile, writes Richard Farmer.
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30/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Day 15 of the election campaign was like one of those nil all draws at soccer - boring and hard to get excited about. The scoring for Crikey's The Daily Verdict had the Coalition and Labor locked together with the lowest rating yet recorded for any day.
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26/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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The footage of Kevin Rudd being verbally confronted by grey power while on a visit to Tasmania was not a good look for Labor. It exposed for the whole nation to see just how exploitative politicians are in their daily quest for helpful pictures, writes Richard Farmer.
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25/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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To be a really big story on television you need to have pictures. That just talking heads are considered boring was perfectly illustrated last night on Melbourne's commercial television news, writes Richard Farmer.
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24/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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I know I'll be of pensionable age before this election is held so you can call me biased if you want to but the Coalition's appeal to grey power put it clearly on top of The Daily Verdict for yesterday, writes Richard Farmer.
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23/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 1
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The morning walks of Prime Minister John Howard are something of an anomaly in these days when political parties try to carefully control every word and movement of their leader to make sure that there is no disruption of the chosen message. Yesterday provided Labor with another clear win, writes Richard Farmer.
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19/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Yesterday showed all the signs of great planning. Months ago someone started a very clever email campaign on the theme of trade union domination of the Labor Party front bench. I assume, but do not know, that the Liberal Party machine was behind it but they cleverly kept their stamp off it.
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18/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 1
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The people who should really be complaining about last night's Chaser episode are staunch Liberal supporters. For it is the living John Howard, not the dead Steve Irwin, Stan Zemanek and Kerry Packer, who was really hurt by the Chaser, writes Richard Farmer.
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17/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Ben Cousins has rescued a side many times and yesterday he came to the aid of Labor, pushing the talk of tax cuts right down the news agenda, writes Richard Farmer.
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16/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 1
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Opposition Leaders traditionally call for election campaign debates because they are desperate for the television exposure. Prime Ministers know that and try and avoid them because there is no point in giving an opponent an even break. Richard Farmer advises.
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16/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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The Crikey Daily Verdict Indicator shows the second win in a row for the Coalition campaign team. Yesterday's gap was considerable – nearly six points on our 10 point scale with the Coalition scoring 7.5 points to Labor's 1.7.
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15/10/2007 12:00:00 AM 0
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Day One of the campaign and a victory for the Government on our Daily Verdict Indicator. That was as it should have been, writes Richard Farmer.