Quote Originally Posted by Hursticon View Post
I doubt that very highly because for 1. He doesn't hold that much power
He's in charge of the ALP, so he does have a degree of power despite him having no factional support. The ALP's strict disciplinary system also plays a part in many ALPers not speaking out against the leader or party policies.


the polls that you speak of are a sample of 1000 anonymous people which doesn't represent a National view, i.e. statistically statistics disprove statistics
I do agree that 1000 is not really statistically valid (which is why I tend to ignore most polls). I was just merely pointing out that ALPers could use any poor polling as an excuse to oust Rudd.


and as for the talk about Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard taking the reins - the media will talk all sorts of crap
I agree, the media do tend to talk crap. But the timing of the talk of Gillard being handed the reins is certainly interesting, especially considering she's seemingly more popular than Rudd.


Have you got a source for that? as I'd like to read it.
There's no reports to refer to as it was never publicised in the media.


At any rate good on her for speaking out against it because a non-mandatory filter would be a far better approach.
Lundy's been against mandatory filters for years. She spoke out against the idea when she was in Opposition.

Penny Sharpe is the only other ALPer to have spoken out against the filter. She's a state MP though, so I doubt anything she says against the idea will influence or resonate with any federal ALPers.