Killjoy academics have struck. The worm, it seems, is positively undemocratic.
The worm
Under the microscope: the Channel 7 debate worm
Possum Comitatus analyses the Channel 7 polliegraph used to track realtime reaction in the leaders’ debate, which used dial technology rather than keypad technology and had a demographically balanced audience.
Voters love negativity!
All this talk about voters — and the worm — loving Rudd’s positive Obamaesque language during the health debate is absolute rubbish. It’s just that Rudd is better at wrapping his negativity in positive vibes.
Crikey Says: Rudd has a plan, but it’s full of holes
Kevin Rudd is a man with a plan. Tony Abbott has none. And so the worm turned, the pundits pounced, and the Great Debate was declared an emphatic KO.
Who made the worm turn?
Why did the channel Seven and Nine worms vary so dramatically during the health debate yesterday? Possum Comitatus has the inside scoop on just who was sitting in each audience.
Darren The Worm strikes again
Retaking Australia, part four and a half
