The Colin Barnett led Coalition is set to retain government in Western Australia, but Labor under Mark McGowan has shown encouraging signs for the future.
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Putting your finger on the pulse of the WA public can be difficult at times. Even the day before an election.
While the nation swims in federal polls, at a state level, survey data of Western Australians…
Julia Gillard has called a September election, will we be able to tell the difference between governing and campaigning?
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Last week, prime minister Julia Gillard told the Australian public they’d be able to tell the difference between campaigning and governing during this election year.
Over the following days, which saw…
The stage is set for the Romney/Ryan election night event in Boston, Massachusetts.
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It is now election day in the United States. You can compare being on an American political campaign on this final frenetic day to spawning salmon giving their all to leap waterfalls before they die…
Slogans such as “Real Change On Day One” have featured heavily during Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
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In these last days of the United States presidential election, the images from the campaign trail document the confusion of the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan campaign. The unclear Republican message is no match…
Volunteers work the phones to “get out the vote” for the Romney/Ryan campaign in Virginia.
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Hurricane Sandy will leave more than physical destruction in its wake. Arriving just days before the US presidential election, the storm could have a political fallout as well.
Sandy has affected the…
President Obama is mobbed like a rockstar wherever he goes, but how well do his public statements connect with the electorate?
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Speaking to a room full of wealthy donors at a private fundraising event in May, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said 47% of American voters believed they were “victims” and “entitled” to…
Do lawn signs like these have any effect on prospective voters?
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As the November elections draw nearer, front yards across America are sprouting campaigns signs broadcasting their chosen political candidates.
These lawn signs have been a traditional part of politics…
