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To: Gay State Conservative

One opinion poll taken last week suggested a Rudd lead government might just hold on (75-73 with two independents - another hung Parliament and convention says the incumbent stays in such a case). The SMH and the Age have jumped on that with desperation.

But the situation has changed - a number of senior Labor MPs have announced this evening, they will not be contesting the next election, including some who might have managed to hold onto seats because of personal long term links with their electorates - new candidates will be a different matter.

You can never say never - we lost an 'unloseable' election in 1993 - but very few people think Labor has a hope of holding on.

12 posted on 06/26/2013 5:24:54 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)

To: naturalman1975

You can never say never - we lost an 'unloseable' election in 1993 - but very few people think Labor has a hope of holding on.

Couldn't help but notice the spelling for "Labor." Does Australian spelling of such words routinely vary from the British?

14 posted on 06/26/2013 6:37:47 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to be managed by central planning.)

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