Quote Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer View Post
One problem with some of the young, hyper idealistic Greens, is that they haven't quite figured out how to operate and get things done in the real world. Bob Brown is an example that the idealists should consider emulating.
Just for the record, the average age of Greens members is over 50. They just draw a lot of support from young University students.
Quote Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer View Post
I'm not sure about this "she knifed Kev" protest vote. The coalition and the media mention it every second sentence in QLD related coverage, and I don't doubt that it has had some effect, but is it really massive? Labor did very well last time in QLD, and now the situation has reversed, but there are other factors in play.
I see it only affecting a very very small portion of people, many of whom were probably unlikely to go for Labor anyway. Labor has never performed well in Queensland, as with Western Australia and there are broader societal issues for that.