2019 Australia election: Morrison's coalition close to shock majority

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"Exit polls had predicted a Labor Party win for the first time in six years."

"Surveys showed that the economy, cost of living, environment and health were central concerns for voters, while younger people in particular voiced frustration about climate change and a lack of affordable housing.
Mr Morrison campaigned primarily on economic issues, often doing so alone while painting the election as a choice between himself and Mr Shorten.
Mr Shorten promised to cut tax breaks for the wealthy and to lower greenhouse gas emissions."


Looks like the "polling" isn't very accurate these days. I wouldn't blame the pollsters though. I think the way people are getting attacked and shouted down, people are less likely to tell the truth in exit polls. And exit polls used to be VERY reliable, as they are actual voters. As long as the news shows conservatives getting attacked at malls, resteraunts, etc., I don't blame them.eace

I agree with you. I was polled once on george bush jr be for the relection. Did I think he was doing a good job who would I vote for, etc.

I liked and still like george bush. I really didn't feel comfortable telling the pollster that after all the attacks on him. The pollster was a black guy... George Bush was obviously not liking black people.

So, my answers were far more luke warm then what I really felt. In other words, I lied to the pollster.

I agree with your assessment.

mrdeltoid said:

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"Exit polls had predicted a Labor Party win for the first time in six years."

"Surveys showed that the economy, cost of living, environment and health were central concerns for voters, while younger people in particular voiced frustration about climate change and a lack of affordable housing.
Mr Morrison campaigned primarily on economic issues, often doing so alone while painting the election as a choice between himself and Mr Shorten.
Mr Shorten promised to cut tax breaks for the wealthy and to lower greenhouse gas emissions."


Looks like the "polling" isn't very accurate these days. I wouldn't blame the pollsters though. I think the way people are getting attacked and shouted down, people are less likely to tell the truth in exit polls. And exit polls used to be VERY reliable, as they are actual voters. As long as the news shows conservatives getting attacked at malls, resteraunts, etc., I don't blame them.eace

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What do you know? Déjà vu all over again.

I trust no polls for the reason bolded above.

Australia election shocks the ‘experts’ – Once again they underestimate conservative message

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Peggy Grande: Australia election shocks the ‘experts’ – Once again they underestimate conservative message | Fox News

I’ve been in Australia this week and was fortunate to watch Scott Morrison be elected Prime Minister of Australia while here. President Trump promptly tweeted his congratulations -- but here is why we as Americans should care far beyond that kind nod of support for our close allies Down Under.

As we have seen recently all around the world, the progressives and the leftist media had determined ScoMo, as he is affectionately called by his supporters, to be dead on arrival. In fact, they had called this election “unwinnable”.

Bill Shorten, his opponent and leader of the Labor Party, had campaigned on a platform of adding a death tax, raising corporate tax rates, removing investment property tax deductions and increasing regulations to stop climate change, including a 49% renewable energy target by 2030 in Australia

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The Liberal party remained in power. Not so surprising really.

There's really not a whole lot of difference between many of the policies of the two major parties. (Liberal and Labor.)

Thanks to in-party partisanship, Australia has not actually had a PM serve a full term since 2007.

I'll just repeat what I said in the other thread. Pleasantly surprised that the far right polled poorly.

Serenity said:

The extreme far right failed spectacularly . Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party has so far been unable to secure a single seat in the House of Representatives.

Ultra-conservative Fraser Anning lost his Senate spot. Good to see Australians reject the type of extremism Fraser Anning promoted.

Oh happy days...

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Serenity said:

The Liberal party remained in power. Not so surprising really.

There's really not a whole lot of difference between many of the policies of the two major parties. (Liberal and Labor.)

Thanks to in-party partisanship, Australia has not actually had a PM serve a full term since 2007.

I'll just repeat what I said in the other thread. Pleasantly surprised that the far right polled poorly.

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"The polls were wrong. The pundits were wrong. The party insiders were wrong. The bookies were wrong. I was wrong. Even Burt the psychic croc was wrong.
Australia’s dysfunctional, unpopular, conservative government (the Liberal and National parties, currently in coalition, sit on the right in Australian politics) held onto power for a third term in Saturday’s national election. This happened despite the fact that most analysts expected it to lose a large number of seats; despite being (seemingly) out of step with the nation’s emerging consensus on climate change, marriage equality, religion, and race; despite a chaotic tenure in office that has seen three leaders since 2016; despite a threadbare policy agenda; despite many of its high-profile figures recently retiring in frustration or anticipation of defeat; despite betting agencies paying out Labor backers early; despite losing more than 50 consecutive opinion polls. After all of it, the conservatives won the only poll that mattered, in what reelected Prime Minister Scott Morrison, an evangelical Christian, called “a miracle.”


Progressive Australians are—to understate things—“hurting,” in scenes reminiscent of the 2016 U.S. presidential election aftermath (only they’re threatening to move to New Zealand instead of Canada). Even Donald Trump sees the parallels, reportedly calling to congratulate the Trump-sympathizing Morrison and comparing his shock win to his own.
But more than anything, Australians on both sides of the aisle are blindsided, wondering—to paraphrase both Hillary Clinton and an infamous Morrison-led Tourism Australia campaign—what the bloody hell happened? :lamo

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Wait until the Canadian elections.. That buffoon and his party are going to get hammered.

Tim-