It is a sad day for Australia. Is there any chance the exit polls could be wrong? It is a most undeserved defeat but I suppose people need a few years of empty promises, fairy tale politics, and high taxes to remind them of why liberals should never be trusted with the reigns of government of any nation.
“Is there any chance the exit polls could be wrong?”
Howard conceded. And he lost his parliamentary seat too.
According to an Australian Freeper who wrote me, this was not unexpected. People were ready for change after almost 12 yrs.
Unfortunately Australians have shown an alarming degree of tolerance to such things even without Labor in power.
Might be a good idea for State to put Australia on a "do not visit" list for awhile to see how bad it gets.
Part of what makes victory most difficult in Australia is that all are mandated to vote.
So you do get a very uninformed electorate heading into the polls.
This was bound to happen, although I didn’t think it would be this bad. People tend to get angry when their social programs are disturbed.
There is a reason Social Security is the third-rail in this country. I’m a little worried for our candidates to this point, as all of the major ones are talking about cutting benefits or retooling it.
As a rule, morons love social programs. That whole guaranteed check in the mail...they’ll take that over opportunity every time. Namely because they’ve lived a life of failures.