Election 2013

[Rorschach]

Anyone else notice Rudd getting a bit techy lately.
He just loves to be loved but it seems no one loves him as much as he does and it's starting to become apparent.
Getting caught out in too many lies perhaps Kevin.

[Neferti]

"They" are saying that Kevni has run out of puff, is overweight and not in a very good mood.









Here is Kevni photo shopped (by somebody) as an overgrown toddler. Personally, I am waiting for the TANTRUM that he will surely pull any day now.

[Black Orchid]

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended Labor's latest round of negative advertisements as ''returning fire based on policy facts'' amid more signs the government is on track for a heavy election defeat.
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Targeting Opposition Leader Tony Abbott with the line ''if he wins, you lose'', the new TV ads warn the Coalition would cut the bonus for parents of schoolchildren, rein in school funding, axe 12,000 jobs and slash low-income earners' super contributions.

The campaign comes as the latest Newspoll survey shows Mr Abbott's Coalition has increased its commanding lead over Labor, 54 per cent to 46 per cent after preferences.

Mr Rudd's narrow lead as preferred prime minister has also sunk.

The poll published in The Australian newspaper shows Mr Rudd is favoured by 43 per cent of voters, down three points since the last survey, while those preferring Mr Abbott rose four points to 41 per cent.

Mr Rudd, who returned as leader promising to end the ''wall to wall negativity'' in politics, said Labor's new ads were consistent with his pledge to focus on policy.

No wall to wall negativity in the new ads is there?

[Aussie]

Returning fire is all:

Labor returning fire on attack ads: Rudd

From: AAP
August 19, 2013 8:45AM
The Australian.

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is standing by Labor's new negative attack advertisements, saying the party's just returning fire.

ALP headquarters has released a new round of attack ads to the commercial broadcasters focusing on what it says voters can expect from a Tony Abbott-led government.

The ads focus on health, education and jobs and say the opposition leader isn't being honest about his plans.

Mr Rudd defended the strategy on Monday, saying the coalition was outspending Labor 10 to one on negative advertising.

"If you were in the firing line for two weeks of wall-to-wall negative ads on yourself, it would probably have an impact on what people thought of you," he told the Seven Network.

"Now we're returning fire, based on policy facts."

He said the ads were about accountability.


"You may say it's negative but we say it's putting the spotlight on what Australia would be like if Mr Abbott became prime minister."

[Neferti]

It isn't working in Rudd's favour ......

[Rorschach]

ALP ads all ad hom re Abbott
Lib ads all anti labor policy

[Black Orchid]

Liberal ads attack policy. The ALP ads attack Abbott personally. Big difference.

[Neferti]

That's all the ALP have ... criticism of AbbottAbbottAbbott ....

.......... and lies.

I can't wait for Rudd to throw the tanty .... they are all noticing how fat he is getting, apparently he is comfort eating and on the booze and has stacked on pounds in just the few weeks since he got back. One journo even referred to him as Moonface. More chins than a Chinese telephone directory.

[Mattus]

ALP ads all ad hom re Abbott
Lib ads all anti labor policy

They're more anti labor than they are anti labor policy. But otherwise this is true. ALP have been trying to focus on the difference between the leaders - a strategy that s making less sense as abbot closes the popularity gap by keeping his mouth (relatively) shut. Mean while the libs barely mention their leader except for the occasional shot of him looking presidenial in an airplane. Indeed the three word message of Hope, Reward, Opportunity is intended to make you forget the current leader all together and get all nostalgic for the old man.

they instead focus on the the fact that labor as a party is in a state of disarray not seen since the Menzies era.

[Rorschach]

Talk about a long bow... that is conspiranut territory.