Will K Rudd be re-elected as Pri me Minister this year?
Of course Kevin Rudd will be re-elected. Australians love hearing spin and Labor tells the voters what they want to hear so it is pretty much a done deal. Could anyone actually vote for the Liberals at the moment? It is hard enough for them trying to win the states back. As for Tony Abbott I actually do think he is not as bad as many people think. Most of the time the media and Labor Party take what he says out of context. Like with the women and virginity thing. Abbott was talking as parent about his daughters not about Australian women as a nation yet the media and labor party used that to their political advantage to paint him as 1950s religious nut that is a loose cannon. Kevin Rudd will still win yet it won’t be landslide as the media are suggesting as secretly some Australian’s like Tony Abbott for the fact that he is a straight talker and is more in tune with traditional white Australian cultural values.
It’s possible I guess. The problem with the political arena in Australia is that a majority of young voters tend to naturally support more left wing politics (ALP or Greens) and statistically those aged over 30 – the vote is fairly even for Labor or Liberal (there are more swinging voters in this age group) and older people – including self funded retirees are more likely to support right wing politics. In order to win the election, Labor needs to secure 18-21 year old voters (or preferences from the Greens with a strong climate change policy) and battle Tony Abbott and the Libs for the middle aged swinging voters. These people tend to be concerned about taxes, interest rates, environment/water, employment and childcare/education for their kids. Older people and retirees seem to be more concerned with taxes, healthcare and superannuation/pensions. It’s important to have the two political parties have their differences and minimise their similarities. It needs to be clear who the better
