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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Hondo » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:42 pm

Keating's first go was 44 - 66. Refer article on Keating's strategies here:

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/a-twochal ... 1tjrn.html

As quoted in the article, Richardson was of the view that anything less than 40 votes first time around and Keating would have given up. Keating found another 12 votes by the time of his successful bid for the leadership.

Another 12 votes for Rudd and he is still short what Keating was at his first attempt.

He needed to be a lot closer to convince him and his advisers that the inevitable damage to the party from a second go would be worth it. Rudd would need at least 3 goes at it at this rate.

I think Rudd is gone and I think he knows it.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby dedja » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Add in the fact that the polls overwhelming favoured Rudd and this didn't sway the vast major of the caucus means that he has far more enemies than friends.

Maybe the majority also thought that rewarding a serial destabiliser wasn't on either ...
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:52 pm

Keating had more f***ing rat cunning as well

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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Psyber » Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:45 am

Rudd may be dead, but I expect he'll have at least one more shot, even if it is when the ALP is in opposition again.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Bully » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:23 pm

here we go again, seeing in newspapers and news reports that Rudd is looking to make another move for the PM.

prob just rumours, but thats what it was last time
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby southee » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:14 pm

Bully wrote:here we go again, seeing in newspapers and news reports that Rudd is looking to make another move for the PM.

prob just rumours, but thats what it was last time


Like I have said in previous posts after he was defeated ..... Watch this space ... He'll be back!!! :(
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Sojourner » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:33 pm

Think Kevins people might work the phones but still wont get the numbers. Think there is a more likely probability that another candidate might well step in, Ed Husic's name seems to be mentioned in different circles and he also voted against Gillard last time around.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Bully » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:58 pm

southee wrote:
Bully wrote:here we go again, seeing in newspapers and news reports that Rudd is looking to make another move for the PM.

prob just rumours, but thats what it was last time


Like I have said in previous posts after he was defeated ..... Watch this space ... He'll be back!!! :(



good, the voters voted him in, we didnt vote julia in. Yes she won an election, but considering how far in front K rudd was in his regin and for Abbott to come back to a near hung parliament....

come on Rudd!!!
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby GWW » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:43 pm

The fact that the ALP preferred Gillard to Rudd - given the relative public approval of the 2 candidates - shows how poor a PM Rudd actually was.

Yes, the public voted him in. But his fellow Labor MP's saw him at work as PM - which the general public didn't. I'm not defending the ALP, but if he was PM again, we'd probably be in an even bigger mess than we are now anyway.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:05 pm

i dont think K Rudd would let these issues that are anchoring the labor party have gone on un-touched for so long.

Gillard only got THomson membership suspended and Slipper to stay out longer to try and benefit her own ratings.

I can see the Libs being in charge by the end of the year. If not they will romp in the next election and be in power for 2-3 terms at a minimum.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Bully » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:14 pm

GWW wrote:The fact that the ALP preferred Gillard to Rudd - given the relative public approval of the 2 candidates - shows how poor a PM Rudd actually was.

Yes, the public voted him in. But his fellow Labor MP's saw him at work as PM - which the general public didn't. I'm not defending the ALP, but if he was PM again, we'd probably be in an even bigger mess than we are now anyway.



everybody has their personal views, but mine is Rudd would do better
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby southee » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:33 pm

Bully wrote:
GWW wrote:The fact that the ALP preferred Gillard to Rudd - given the relative public approval of the 2 candidates - shows how poor a PM Rudd actually was.

Yes, the public voted him in. But his fellow Labor MP's saw him at work as PM - which the general public didn't. I'm not defending the ALP, but if he was PM again, we'd probably be in an even bigger mess than we are now anyway.



everybody has their personal views, but mine is Rudd would do better


I think humpty dumpty could do better ATM :oops:
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby gossipgirl » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:20 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:i dont think K Rudd would let these issues that are anchoring the labor party have gone on un-touched for so long.

Gillard only got THomson membership suspended and Slipper to stay out longer to try and benefit her own ratings.

I can see the Libs being in charge by the end of the year. If not they will romp in the next election and be in power for 2-3 terms at a minimum.



god help us all if that happens :shock:
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Grahaml » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:14 pm

Rudd might be more popular now, but if he became PM again, Labor's credibility would take a massive blow. The Liberals could sell the idea that you might vote in a PM but Labor would change them at any moment for several elections to come. I also think that we would remember soon enough why Rudd was unpopular to start with while the independants might change sides and force an immediate election, which would see Labor decimated.

At this point, Labor's focus should be on (apart from governing of course) the following elections because the next one is lost. However, they could consign themselves to a decade or more in opposition if they let the Liberals sell the idea of Labor replacing PMs on a whim effectively and if they get hammered too badly at this election. Getting 40% primary vote is out of the question. Getting 35% is possible if they have a good 12 months leading into the election. From there they could present themselves as a viable alternative for the circa 2016 election.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:11 pm

Rudd would be best served to do a Keating, sit in the back benches and STFU.
He might just have a chance then
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby mick » Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:40 pm

It would seem its time to bring this one back as Rudd will be history on Saturday
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bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby dedja » Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:54 pm

With any luck he loses his seat as well and disappears into the abyss
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby Sky Pilot » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:50 pm

dedja wrote:With any luck he loses his seat as well and disappears into the abyss

The polls seem to go up and down in Griffith. I think most people including many Labor voters would like to see him lose his seat. If that happened and Labor won the election we would have Albo as our PM and that is bloody scary
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby am Bays » Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:16 pm

dedja wrote:With any luck he loses his seat as well and disappears into the abyss


He'll win his seat but will quit within a year when relevance deprevation syndrome kicks in.
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Re: bye bye Mr Rudd

Postby southee » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:47 pm

am Bays wrote:
dedja wrote:With any luck he loses his seat as well and disappears into the abyss


He'll win his seat but will quit within a year when relevance deprevation syndrome kicks in.


Well we do not have to wait that long anymore and I'm glad.
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