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Thursday 1 August, 6.00am
A bounce comes early
Prime Minister Michael Lansdowne will be celebrating this morning’s Aztec poll, which has his government surging to be just three percentage points behind the opposition, on a two-party-preferred basis.
One obvious explanation for this remarkable turnaround is the sympathy the government has garnered following Susan Wright’s tragic demise. If her death is the cause, the prime minister should know that sympathy is an emotion that quickly dissipates, and in no time flat, he may find himself back where he started this campaign. Eight points behind and heading south.
Another possible explanation for the government’s good numbers is a nasty little rumour that’s doing the rounds. The rumour targets Opposition Leader Lou Feeney, and the question for those who’ve heard it is this: is it a tale concocted for electoral gain, or does it indicate something truly dark about our alternative leader? I’d hope to have an answer for you all in coming days.
But back to the government’s better-than-expected poll numbers. And my advice to Mr Lansdowne is to capitalise on them by flipping the switch to fear. Immediately. It’s worked fabulously well for his party in the past, and now that he has a well-known and much-loved corpse to use as his prop, the prime minister can thunder on with true conviction about the disintegration of law and order in our nation. And as you consider this impending assault on your senses, dear readers, please remember. The prime minister doesn’t have to fool all of you all of the time. Just the majority of you in the lead-up to polling day.