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Crikey has a list of the grubbiest preference deals made for the 2004 Federal Election. The list was posted five days before the election and at least one of the deals had a major effect on the balance of power. Here are some of the more interesting ones and their election ramifications:

Democrats preferencing [...]

I only managed to watch a small part of the second US presidential debate so I can’t comment on who won or lost. Media reports suggest the debate was a tie while the left and right wing blogs generally give the debate to their candidate (no surprises there).
Mystery Pollster points out that media coverage [...]

It looks more and more like the Coalition will win 38 Senate seats, leaving them one seat short of an outright majority but still in a position to control Senate procedures. Family First are almost certain to take the last Victorian Senate seat and win the balance of power.
Although Family First is a socially [...]

Wow, what an election result! To the surprise of almost everyone (including both the Coalition and Labor), John Howard has pulled off a decisive election win and increased his government’s majority. Even more importantly, it looks like the Liberal / National coalition will take control of the Senate for the first time since [...]

Subtitled: “I surf porn and I vote” OR “I burn witches and I vote”
In a vain attempt to lighten up this serious election day, more quality reporting from the Murdoch press:

PORN-USERS are more than twice as likely to vote Green compared with the general population, according to the preliminary findings of a new Australian study.
Almost [...]

Well spotted by Ben Haslam who points out an unusual prediction from The Australian newspaper. A photo from the front page of the finance section shows bookie’s odds for who will win Saturday’s election. Apparently the graphic designer wasn’t aware that red letters represent odds on, leaving One Nation at 4-5 to win.

No matter what the result on Saturday, I’ll always have two memorable images from the 2004 Australian election campaign. Negative advertising annoys the crap out of me, but I have to admit that it does stick in the mind.

I guess black and white is the new….er….black.

In case you were considering filling out all the numbers below the line…

As I’m sure everyone is already aware, the Australian election will be held in three short days. If you haven’t already made up your mind as to how you’ll vote, the guide below might be useful.
If, like me, you live in the Melbourne CBD, then you WILL be voting at the Melbourne Town Hall. [...]

A post at new | Republican has given me a “Me too!” moment.

This evening, I met with officers and members of the Republican Youth Majority at a popular Capitol Hill bar. RYM is a group of students and young professionals who believe that the majority of Republicans are more centrist than the Party leadership would [...]