What. He. Said. Iraq was not an election issue here.

[link|http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/11/1097406503659.html?oneclick=true|Blame it on Jakarta]

Excerpt:

The Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, lost vital momentum for the election when campaigning was suspended following the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, confidential Labor Party polling reveals.

The polling, in 30 of Australia's most marginal seats, showed that after the bombing on September 9, Labor's primary vote fell to 37 per cent from 40, while the Coalition's primary vote rose to 48 per cent from 46.

Mr Latham's positive rating dropped five points and his negative rating rose two points.

By contrast, the positive rating for the Prime Minister, John Howard, increased three points and his negative rating fell by the same amount.

The Coalition lead on which party was better able to handle defence and terrorism jumped to 27 per cent from 23, while Mr Howard opened up a 6 percentage point lead over Mr Latham on which leader "deserves to win".

The polling showed concerns about defence and terrorism surged to 27 per cent from 10.

It also revealed that expectations of a Coalition victory in the election surged to 71 per cent from 54.

I say:

How come only one side lost "vital momentum" and the other gained it?

Post #178,661 by Meerkat 10/9/04 10:44:22 PM Reply	What. He. Said. Iraq was not an election issue here. Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #178,712 by marlowe 10/10/04 6:19:13 PM Reply	Sour grapes for the Anglosphere? ---------------------------------------------------------------- I will not rate. Lucy Ramirez please pick up the white courtesy phone. Kerry is a liar and he doesn't tolerate fights from others. "All the news you wish would go away" [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]
Post #178,722 by Meerkat 10/10/04 10:10:44 PM Reply	Desperate attempt to troll someone? Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #178,916 by rcareaga 10/12/04 2:48:02 PM Reply	know your place, son... which is, of course, the southern hemisphere. You're only there. How can you hope to match the Bot's lofty and magisterial insights? cordially, Cthulhu for President. Why vote for a lesser evil?
Post #178,943 by marlowe 10/12/04 6:38:55 PM Reply	For those who believe in polls... [link\|http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/11/1097406503659.html?oneclick=true\|Blame it on Jakarta] Excerpt: The Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, lost vital momentum for the election when campaigning was suspended following the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, confidential Labor Party polling reveals. The polling, in 30 of Australia's most marginal seats, showed that after the bombing on September 9, Labor's primary vote fell to 37 per cent from 40, while the Coalition's primary vote rose to 48 per cent from 46. Mr Latham's positive rating dropped five points and his negative rating rose two points. By contrast, the positive rating for the Prime Minister, John Howard, increased three points and his negative rating fell by the same amount. The Coalition lead on which party was better able to handle defence and terrorism jumped to 27 per cent from 23, while Mr Howard opened up a 6 percentage point lead over Mr Latham on which leader "deserves to win". The polling showed concerns about defence and terrorism surged to 27 per cent from 10. It also revealed that expectations of a Coalition victory in the election surged to 71 per cent from 54. I say: How come only one side lost "vital momentum" and the other gained it? ---------------------------------------------------------------- I will not rate. Lucy Ramirez please pick up the white courtesy phone. Kerry is a liar and he doesn't tolerate fights from others. "All the news you wish would go away" [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfire...arlowe/index.html]
Post #179,046 by Meerkat 10/13/04 5:31:26 AM Reply	As they once said in Buffy: "Let it go, sweetie." Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.

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