September 12, 2004
POLEY POLEY
Chicks and oldsters don’t dig Mark Latham:
Women and voters over 50 have deserted Mark Latham in his bid to become Prime Minister, exclusive polling [] reveals.
When voters in the Coalition's 12 most marginal seats were asked who would make the better Prime Minister, 53 per cent of women and 56 per cent of those aged over 50 supported Mr Howard.
Just 32 per cent of women and 31 per cent of voters aged over 50 backed Mr Latham.
These crazy polls! They’re all over the place. Not like big old wooden poles, which remain reliably located, although the political decorations on them keep changing. Labor supporter Robert Corr is amused.
UPDATE. Communists for Kerry for Latham! Complete with helpful "How to Speak Australian" guide.
Posted by Tim Blair at September 12, 2004 04:16 AMAh, women and old people! The people who vote. My people.
Posted by: Rebecca at September 12, 2004 at 04:27 AMWell, we all vote in Australia. Or the government fines you.
Mmmmm...compulsory democracy.
Posted by: Quentin George at September 12, 2004 at 08:45 AMWomen and voters over 50 are those most vulnerable to a bully. They intuitively know the real Mr. Latham.
Posted by: running dog at September 12, 2004 at 08:47 AMNot everbody is deserting Latham.Some are prepared to go the extra mile for the cause go here. and scoll down
Posted by: aussiecom at September 12, 2004 at 09:35 AMYeah, and young educated folk think howard's a wanker but you won't see stories like that in Rupert's rags.
Posted by: jack at September 12, 2004 at 02:10 PMWomen and voters over 50 aren't they Mark Lathams favorite punching bags?
Funny they won't vote for him...
Posted by: Harry Tuttle at September 12, 2004 at 02:26 PMNo Harry Turtle, Lathem didn't punch that dwarf old age pensioner.
Grandpa smurf said he saw the king hit coming swerved and then hit latham with a good old-fashion one two and put him on his backside.
I luv a circus don't you, and papa smurf got his 15 minutes of shame. A win-win situation for everyone.
Yeah, and young educated folk think howard's a wanker but you won't see stories like that in Rupert's rags.
Well, mainly because it's not true.
Posted by: Quentin George at September 12, 2004 at 05:20 PMYo quinten george,
so it isn't true young voter think johnie is a wanker.
One of the latest Morgan opinion polls shows that most first-time voters will go for Labor, the Greens or the Democrats on election day, with only 29 per cent backing the Coalition and about 15 per cent still undecided.
The anti-conservative vote among the young appears to have become a fixed trend.
ANTONY GREEN, ABC ELECTION ANALYST says "Every poll has shown since 1970 that first-time voters tend to vote either for the Labor Party or parties further to the left like the Greens."
How do you like them apples numb nuts?
Posted by: jack at September 12, 2004 at 05:44 PMOh, sorry, I thought you meant "educated" young people, not just young people in general.
My mistake.
Posted by: Quentin George at September 12, 2004 at 06:27 PMJack
I'm young, educated, come from a working class background and I WON'T be voting for the ALP.
I would think that the reason more young people vote for the ALP is peer group pressure and the need to fit in.
The ALP attracts celebs and trys to portray themselves as somehow cool, so kids fall in behind initially.
Only after a period of time do they find that the ALP is more elitist than the LNP and full of left wing peanuts that have little or no identification with the common Aussie.
NO! IT WASN'T MY FAULT! PEER GROUP PRESSURE MADE ME DO IT!
I can relate, Nuffy. Everyone I know will either vote Labor or Green.
My first election, in 96 (when I started uni) I voted Howard, basically because everyone hated Keating back then. Ever since I've voted Labor, for various reasons - (John H lying about introducing the GST, domestic matters like education, etc). Truth be told, this election, both sides look like they have something to offer, but John H currently has the edge - a wiser approach to Iraq, and it's easier to know where he stands in regards to a whole range of issues. Latham is more a victim of the Labor party machine.
NO! IT WASN'T MY FAULT! PEER GROUP PRESSURE MADE ME DO IT!
I can relate, Nuffy. Everyone I know will either vote Labor or Green.
My first election, in 96 (when I started uni) I voted Howard, basically because everyone hated Keating back then. Ever since I've voted Labor, for various reasons - (John H lying about introducing the GST, domestic matters like education, etc). Truth be told, this election, both sides look like they have something to offer, but John H currently has the edge - a wiser approach to Iraq, and it's easier to know where he stands in regards to a whole range of issues. Latham is more a victim of the Labor party machine.
Jack
As I keep on saying, have a look at the votes cast in any of the booths in the more expensive areas of Australia and you will find that the Conservative parties get between 60 and 80% of the votes cast. The amount of educated people in such areas is also usually higher than in less areas. The logical conclusion is that educated people (and one remains educated even when noe is no longer "young") are more likely to vote for the Conservative parties.
Posted by: Toryhere at September 13, 2004 at 10:06 AM