Hi Graham,
The reason I think it is One Nation is because they have boasted of doing just this
sort of thing on the
aus.politics newsgroup.
This is the third poll in a row which has been hijacked in this way.
I know that noone takes them as being accurate but there is a general path these polls
take and they don't
do a complete flip overnight.
I get the feeling that this time the majority of Australians have been shaken out of
their other concerns
and are in favour of the repeal. I don't know how long that will last but I hope it
will be successful this
time.
Trudy
Graham Young wrote:
> Hi Trudy,
>
> It seems like the poll allows you to vote multiple times, so it wouldn't be
> too difficult to skew it if you really tried, which means no-one's going to
> take it too seriously in the first place anyway.
>
> But I wouldn't be surprised if the result wasn't indicative of the general
> public's attitude. There is a reason every state government beats the law
> and order drum, and that is that it reads well in the electorate.
>
> I wouldn't necessarily be blaming One Nation, or whatever they are calling
> themselves now. It could well be a sign that, despite the media interest in
> the subject, the task of selling the need to repeal these laws is only just
> begun.
>
> Graham Y
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> >
> > One Nation groups have hijacked the online poll on mandatory sentencing
> > again. Overnight the result changed from two thirds for repeal to two
> > thirds against.
> >
> > Trudy
> >
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