Odds and sods
With the final counts from the NSW election, I have closed off the election tipping competition. Congratulations to:
- Arbie Jay, Pedant, Sacha Blumen, EuRo, Copperhead and Aussie King Pin — for guessing Labor with 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
- andaus, Liverpudlian, Teejay, Sacha Blumen and Deng Xiaoping — for guessing Labor with 9, Coalition with 8, Greens with 2, Christian Democrats 1 and Shooters Party 1 in the Legislative Council
- FredKnerk and Relaxed — in the individual seats tipping competition for guessing a high score of nine out of ten seats
Overall, I would say the winner was Sacha Blumen. Sacha was the only person to top two competitions. I clearly had too much of a Labor bias in my tips.
Peter Brent of Mumble had a bloody good piece in today’s Crikey, exploring why upstart pollster Galaxy is outperforming the established old guard. Unfortunately, it was in Crikey’s sealed section. Hopefully it will appear soon on Mumble.
The other Crikey story of note, was speculation that Amanda Vanstone is about to resign from the Senate so that she can be appointed Ambassador to Italy. There is also speculation that should Rudd win government he has promised Beazley an ambassadorship in Washington.
In the comments, RayTec reflects on how would Labor govern if it wins the next election, given it will face a hostile Senate for the first seven months, and possibly for its entire first term. Things could get ugly.