So, the first week of the election campaign has gone pretty much to plan. We've had a debate in which both sides mouthed platitudes. The leaders are flying frantically from place to place across the country and vying for air time in both senses of the word. The Murdoch press has amplified its long campaign to get an Abbott government elected to the point where it is a tortured scream. As expected, the initial enthusiasm for Kevin Rudd has worn off and the polls are suggesting a big Coalition win. Even the recruitment of former premier Peter Beattie as Labor candidate for the Queensland marginal seat of Forde seems to have backfired. If my place is any indication, perhaps one reason the election is tilting towards the Coalition is that they are the only ones doing any campaigning. I live in the marginal Labor seat of Moreton, and have yet to see any material from sitting member Graham Perrett. Not even via e-mail. I know his office has my e-mail address because he replied
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