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One quick FIFO by both where they made promises (no detail) on improving water issues. The seat of Sturt also got some attention but otherwise that was it.

I think the ignored 'safe' seats that need a swing of less than 10% is where we may see some surprises though. My own seat of Adelaide that's considered a 'safe' Labor seat in this election requiring a swing over 8.5% is one, especially as it has a history of doing so :confused: In the...

Phew... I thought they looked like 'average' people (no bogans stood out)... the types you see in pockets all over Adelaide. Made me wonder that perhaps we're all bogan here :mad:;).

Deception and spin are not new and I think the bar has definately been raised in recent years. Jaycee, these extreme racists definately exist and they are bogans, but I think non racist people with concerns re. housing squeeze, especially NSW, inadequate infrastructure, rising rents due to...

I saw them as a snapshot of what you would see all around the country.

Is it about the truth? I thought it was more a humanitarian vs. controlling the refugee process issue, and on what side of the fence the parties feel most comfortable (risk wise). Post election, it all depends if the opposition, the Greens and the media keep raising the subject. IMO, the...

These swinging voters don't have much of an impact on decision making post elections, and our future is definately not in their hands. The only interest in them by the major parties is to win their vote. If it isn't boat people, it's water, or industry, or the local economy, etc. I doubt...

There was no grilling or pressure on Q&A, and lots of opportunity to play to the public. JG seemed charming and relaxed but offered very little detail when answering Q. The opportunity is there of TA to do the same. Having his turn closer to the election date is likely to leave a bigger...

With the BER interim report out I'm not so sure. Could well be another nail in the coffin.

It's definately all gone a bit cockeyed. The (not so clever) Shadow Men wouldn't have foreseen any of this in Gillards first week as PM. I reckon they would have thought they had it by the short and curlies when the polls saw Labor shoot up like they did :D.

The way things are going I think Labor will be even more on the nose closer to the election due to K. Rudd. My feeling is he's being restrained and calculating while going in for the big kill.

Labor haven't touched on most of the Dr. Henry recommendations yet.

Bookies will be watching where the money's going and hedging on the punters bets as well, even though Labor is the clear favourite. Keep in mind too that because more people might be betting Labor it doesn't mean all those voters will vote Labor as well.

Yes WW I'm a female :D. I think this has always been the case though Peter. Governments still change regardless. It's what the voters in the marginals are thinking that's most relevant and often hard to work out. I believe many of these people do go as far as reading news headlines beyond...

I'll probably have a real bet on this election. Had a no money bet with my husband today that the Libs will win. He thinks Labor. Won our last bet in the last SA state election in March when our electorate swung 10.3%+ to the Liberals :D. Husband said no way then too.

Swinging away from Labor on the concerns that she sided with Rudd and his policies one day and then shafted him the next, could mean the votes could go more to the right. Who knows? The votes which will matter most though will be those in swinging electorates and those electorates affected...

It will be interesting to see in time just how the public are influenced by this. Don't forget men are 50% the population and may not necesserily feel the same way. I think she may have too prove herself to sway the men. I really don't think the female perspective will cut it. She may also...

Agree, which is why I wondered if a poll had been conducted to breakdown where the votes back to Labor have come from.

I voted Abbott but I think it will be close. I think Labor lost a lot of votes to the Greens because those voters didn't like KR. I think however that the votes that swung over to the Liberals were mostly against Labors policies. If that's the case, unless Gillard is successful at...