Iemma has an election in 7 weeks. He's not stupid...
HA! I thought that, too.
Mr Iemma said he was looking forward to going head to head with Sheik Hilaly. "I'm confident the majority of my electorate, including the majority of Muslim constituents, would back my views every day," he said.
In Lakemba, the Muslim community makes up nearly 13 per cent (8264) of the electorate. Mr Iemma won 64.21 per cent (24,060) of the 39,093 votes cast in the 2003 election.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/20/1169096030968.html