[The truth is, that the Australian electorate is, if not politically astute, certainly more capable of corporate pragmatism than many political commentators give them credit for. ] The most frequent and oft repeated explanations for this political conundrum are the unpopularity of a budget regarded by both sides of the political divide as grossly unfair, and the string of broken promises from a Prime Minister who, when in opposition, made huge political capital out of the broken promises of the Gillard and Rudd led governments. The genesis of the Abbott Governments poor standing can be found in the reason it was elected in the first place. It was not out of any belief that Abbott was the answer to an electorates prayers. He didnt inspire with the physical presence and rhetoric of Whitlam or Menzies, nor was he carried to power on a wave of voter adoration as was Hawke. He didnt even beguile the electorate with the cheeky, larrikin charm of Keating or the perceived stability of Howard. No. Abbott gained the prime ministership as a direct result of the electorates determination to dispose of a Labor government perceived as incompetent and addicted to suicidal in-fighting. The fact is, that Labor committed political harakiri and Abbott was the proverbial drovers dog waiting to step into the breach. The truth is, that the Australian electorate is, if not politically astute, certainly more capable of corporate pragmatism than many political commentators give them credit for. And its not too great a stretch of the imagination to further suggest that the same electorate deliberately minimised the potential for long-term damage by depriving Abbott of the senate majority necessary to pursue an unpopular political agenda. Now, despite Abbotts attempts as prime minister to bolster his electoral popularity with a succession of hairy-chested foreign policy responses, the electorate still refuses to see him as anything other than a short-term and expedient way of replacing a Labor government that was beyond redemption. The voters made up their minds about Abbott even before he was opposition leader. Theyve never liked him. Theyve never trusted him. Theyve never wanted him. abc.net.au/news/2015-01-02/arnold-the-real-reason-abbotts-heading-for-oblivion/5995696
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:31:19 +0000
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