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| Written by DeeCee, on 15-10-2007 06:30 The comparison of the 2007 & 1996 elections (and the 1972 election MacMahon v Whitlam - probably also 1983, although the change of Labor leader had an additional impact) goes beyond pre-election poll comparisons to: * comparative press reporting (including the caution which comes from seeing the incumbents pull off amazing electoral victories - despite the polls' consistently pointing to a change of government); * a general "It's time" feeling that comes when the electoral ground has moved (unnoticed) from under the government's / PM's feet, so that the electorate is "no longer listening" because other issues have become more important. In three other such campaigns - 1972, 1983, 1996 - there was also the impression that the Opposition should have won the preceding campaign and, for some reason, just failed to get there. |
