Election called: September 7

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Ben Raue
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Kevin Rudd is on his way to the Governor-General’s residence in Canberra where he is expected to call the election.

The election is expected to be called for September 7, but a six-week campaign could theoretically be called for September 14.

Please feel free to comment on the calling of the election in the thread below.

Update: the election has been called for September 7: one week earlier than Gillard’s planned September 14 date.

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10 COMMENTS

  2. Can someone tell me how much money from union membership fees is used to fund the Labor candidates campaign? How do I find out how much is allocated and are members informed or asked?

  6. My sixth sense says to me that the Coalition will unfortunately win but not by much.
    Abbott will end up negotiating with minor parties if the win is by a coat of Taubman’s however I only say that to doubt his denials. Seriously, I think the Coalition will win without the need of any other minor parties but only by a handful of seats in front of the ALP.

    Workers will be in for an even tougher time because of higher unemployment of locals and the ongoing immigration levels. Also the Libs will support big business employers against the average worker.

    ALP should have never changed Howard’s policy nor brought in a carbon tax. It is these two key things despite any other policy downside/stuff-up that might cost it the election.
    Frenetic duracell battery activity by our cheerful Prime Minister might just not be enough, sad to say. I wish it were otherwise. I do hope I am wrong and we Laborites do get over the line though.

  7. I have to say, I’m surprised that Rudd called it now, and somewhat disappointed. I really feel that my reasoning for an October 19th or October 26th election made sense, and that it was the best choice for Rudd.

    I suppose it’s possible that Rudd’s decision is based on something we’re not privy to, but based on everything I’ve seen, Rudd’s best course of action was to have parliament return and shore up support from the left while embarrassing Abbott in as many ways possible. There’s a reason why Abbott kept pushing for a quick election – because the longer Rudd remained “the incumbent”, the more it would solidify Rudd’s gains and give him the chance to make even more.

    That being said, I do think that, when it comes to a Rudd vs Abbott campaign, Rudd will win easily; he is by far the superior campaigner, and from my experiences, very few people trust or like Abbott. I don’t think Labor will have a strong majority, but I think they’ll get to 76-78 seats, losing a few in certain regions but gaining others enough. I also think that people expecting fewer crossbenchers will be surprised; Abbott’s efforts to drive people away from Labor have all been negative, which is why I think minor parties and independents will do better than expected.

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