You can have successful ( within their own lives, business affairs , family life etc) candidates, however voters these days genuinly expect much more than a candidate who can get the job done.
Let's face it, there's plenty of successful Australian candidates who could demonstrate these attributes and who could with the right cabinet, take charge of our government without destroying it beyond all hope.
But what do we want?
Or more to the point

Ok, we could go on and on defining attributes we'd like to see in the individual who will represent us as a nation on the global stage forever...ie, a good suit, well groomed ( no facial hair) healthy , stable marriage, successful investment portfolio, well spoken ( articulate though not haughty or lay ) humble, the list goes on.
Let's keep it simple, what are 3 attributes that you either like or dislike in our key political leadership candidates?
Mine are as follows....
Dutton:
Assertive and decisive yet not haughty, snide + derisive ( Many candidates struggle with this)
Ie, Definitely Scott Morrison, Turnbull, Rudd and Albanese all struggled with striking this ballance, Dutton appears to have struck a humanoid ballance here, and I appreciate his humility.
Albanese: Overly self- assured "cocky" braggart, who struggles with taking any meaningful criticism or decisive action, preferring to boast about prior achievements ( many he really shouldn't be taking personal credit for) as these pseudo- credits belong to previous governments federal ministers and were someone else's ideas and

Many of Albo's core promises are yet to reach fruition, are currently a work I process.... Apparently! As with all politicians, they table their aspirations, make promises ...however the key difference here is that Albanese's had 3 years to make good of at least one of them, yet what will be his legacy upon his exit?
What will he write his manifesto about? Probably Dutton

What has Albanese masterminded, and brought to the table himself during his 3 years as PM?
Positive things this is.
Can anyone here think of anything?
* cricket's chirping *
Appart from desperately attempting to destroy the reputation of his opponent prior to the election?
See Albo's been so consumed, obsessed with laying the boot into Dutton, he's now panicking and trying to buy-back votes and preferences.... with even more promises, despite not keeping the promises he made last election. We were meant to forget all about these you see...


Remember, they may not yet be married, however legally they're as good as given their living arrangements, despite it not quite being 5 years.
Muckraking is generally reserved for shadowy party members/ invisible ministers or media associates hiding in the wings, I think we were all a tad suprised to see our very own PM blatantly discussing his political rivals personal assets.
Perhaps Albanese has ambitions for a position on the ABC'S board of directors, or as a journalist for A Current Affair?
Four Corners even?

Albanese's lack of authenticity and professionalism isn't something that's entirely surprising, however the stench of desperation is palpable, however confident and self assured he tries to convince Australians he is. He just appears desperate, haughty and narky.
He's a has-been, already, and the campaign has barely started.
Talk about foot-in-mouth

Donald Trump wouldn't take this schoolboy seriously, not even when it were in our own nations best interests and the US,s.
He will join the conga-line of sour-grape ex- ALP shadowy minister's who failed the party, yet still have too much to say, about everything, especially Turnbull who still thinks he's Labors Agent - X who successfully infiltrated the Liberal ranks unnoticed by Australian voters. Painful bloke with more money than sense ...and a pension for ladies footware and sniffing boys bicycle seats.
Dutton mightn't be the prettiest candidate we've ever seen, but he's down to earth and decisive and doesn't appear to have a burning desire to cripple our economy with Leninist ideology in order to change our global world order to please/appease China who he considers his Big Brother from another mother.
Perhaps same father?
Who would know?

See, I can be narky too, but I'm not running as a political candidate, and can say what I think without fear of being taunted or rejected by voters.
