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I spent the day in Kelvin Grove handing out for Greens candidates Larissa Waters (Mt Coot-tha) and Anne Boccabella (Brisbane Central).
I'll tell some more stories tomorrow when I have more time, but I wanted to share one experience: the LNP's very own brand of...
Indooroopilly adventures
I'm about to start handing out for the Greens at Kelvin Grove, on the border of Mount Coot-tha and Brisbane Central, but I've heard some information from friends handing out in Indooroopilly.
Earlier today I posted on my twitter feed a picture of a "just...
Final Galaxy poll: 51-49 to LNP
Today's Courier Mail carries the final poll of the campaign, with the Galaxy poll holding steady, giving a two-party-preferred vote of 51% for the LNP and 49% for the ALP.
While the LNP's primary vote stays steady on 43%, while the ALP goes from 42%...
Last night’s outage
You may have noticed that, for a few hours last night, the blog was down, due to my exceeding the bandwidth with my hosts. So it's the fault of all of you bastards for having the temerity to read my blog.
I've raised the bandwidth...
It’s getting ugly
I just went a walk through the CBD and picked up a copy of xX, the free News Limited afternoon newspaper distributed in the CBD and at train stations in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
As well as a smaller ad on the front page saying...
Moggill stories
I spent last night attending a candidates' forum in western Brisbane electorate of Moggill. An unusual choice, certainly, considering it is the only notional LNP seat in the entire Brisbane area, but that's where I ended up.
On a map, Moggill appears as the largest...
Labor polling tips Labor loss: Shock horror!
In a move right out of the Labor "how to win an election" textbook (just like most of the Bligh campaign), the Australian today features a story by Peter van Onselen reporting on leaked Labor polling showing large swings to the LNP that could...
My Queensland prediction: part two
For my South-East Queensland predictions, check out last night's post.
Central Queensland
I predict that the ALP will lose three seats to the LNP: Hervey Bay, Keppel and Mirani. This would happen on about 8% swing across the region, with the remaining Labor seats in Mackay...
Mount Coot-tha gets interesting
Unlike Pauline Hanson, there's one independent candidate taking their clothes off, one "Honest" Dave Zwolenski in Mount Coot-tha:
http://www.youtube.com/v/gXPDUqbzvz0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1
Livetwittering for Moggill
I'm at a candidates' forum in Moggill, and I'll be twittering from the event. You can see them on the right-hand side of the blog.