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[HolyCheck]

Reports of sweet baked goods are fairly scant. Surely the mums are out with their chocolate slice and lamingtons.

my pollingbooth was legit good.

bacon and egg, sausages, even a little brick-abrack stall

 

[Dead Man]

Reports of sweet baked goods are fairly scant. Surely the mums are out with their chocolate slice and lamingtons.

Many baked goods at Vale Park Primary. They looked a bit rubbish though.

 

[Elaugaufein]

I was speaking to my mum earlier today and mentioned about how I voted in all the boxes below the line... she replied by saying that she just put a "1" in the Liberals box. I think this is what a member of the Westboro Church might feel like if they found out one of their offspring was gay.

I'm still considering if I want to have the conversation about my political views with my parents. I wouldn't be bothered a bit about telling them I was gay if I was. But the only time even 1 of my parents has voted to the left of the Coalition , was when my mother was employed by someone else and WorkChoices was a thing, they also have the traditional irrational hatred for the Greens based on some kind of weird Green Gestapo they believe will arrest you, if you cut down a tree on your property, without permission .

 

[Kanyon]

Just voted... No sausage sizzle, was a freaking cupcake stand. If that's the level of food I'm going to expect outside a polling booth in the future then this country has got no chance.

 

[bomma_man]

Wiiiiiillllllllllllllkkkkkkkkkiiiiieee

 

[Replicant]

Morgan is a pretty awful polling poll.

What's the chances of the poll result failing to become a reality? I hope it's high.

 

[toddhunter]

What's the chances of the poll result failing to become a reality? I hope it's high.

You'd be better off betting on Parramatta winning the grand final.

 

[Shandy]

I've waited until this afternoon to vote. My strategy was to hope most people went this morning so they could go home and pretend that the Dockers actually have a chance to beat Geelong.

Got my Senate preferences written down. Fortunately, there's only 62 candidates in WA. I figure they don't matter after a certain point, since I've put Labor relatively high, but I'm still ordering the rest out of principle. Don't want Australian Christians, Family First and One Nation to end up higher than last, after all.

 

[Dead Man]

Apparently the Galaxy exit poll has preselected reasons to choose from when asked why you voted the way you did and you can't add your own, according to a friend. :/

 

[AdventureRacing]

Just voted... No sausage sizzle, was a freaking cupcake stand. If that's the level of food I'm going to expect outside a polling booth in the future then this country has got no chance.

There was nothing at my booth and i didn't mind, i was going to be hanging around any longer than i had to our in my area.

 

[wonzo]

Morgan is a pretty awful polling poll.

Their exit poll was fairly accurate (with a .9% 2PP bias to the ALP thanks to lack of early votes counted) at the last election:
http://www.roymorgan.com/~/media/Files/Papers/2010/20100807.pdf

At 4pm today a special sms Morgan ‘Exit’ Poll shows the primary vote is ALP 38%, L-NP 43%, Greens 12%
and 7% Others and Independents. On a 2 Party Preferred basis this still translates to 51% ALP 49% L-NP as
reported in the 7News Morgan Poll last night and this morning on Sunrise.
This 4pm update is based on 1,580 electors from The Roy Morgan Elector Panel who have texted their vote to
the Morgan Poll once they had voted.

 

[Elaugaufein]

You'd be better off betting on Parramatta winning the grand final.

Exit polls are good enough that you're not going to get a miracle 3% swing to Labor , which is what they'd need.

 

[hidys]

Just got back from hand out how to vote cards for The Greens. Anyone else do this?

 

[mjontrix]

They stand for a bullet train. That's literally it.



Waste of everyone's time.

Actually... A bullet train is a damn good idea especially for Australia. I can't see how were going to fit more roads in the CBD, and as petrol gets more expensive it disadvantages people living outside the metro more and more.

The bullet train is what we need - with that and the NBN we can all rest easy knowing we'll make it over the next decade or two (or three) comfortably.

...

Now the party...

 

[EatChildren]

Exit polls are good enough that you're not going to get a miracle 3% swing to Labor , which is what they'd need.

: (

Three fucking years.

 

[wonzo]

greens might actually increase their vote from the last election

 

[Omikron]

Just got the beer supplies for the election result. Mostly went with bitter IPAs.

 

[tsumineko]

Just got the beer supplies for the election result. Mostly went with bitter IPAs.

Oh damn, that's a good idea. Beer. We might all need it.

 

[Elaugaufein]

greens might actually increase their vote from the last election

What the heck is going on with the Greens? Everything I've seen (and even public conversation) suggested they'd be doing *worse* not potentially better. I am not displeased but did not see that coming. Disillusioned people on the Labor Left maybe ?

 

[EatChildren]

Went with Coopers stout. Needed something heavy.

What the heck is going on with the Greens? Everything I've seen (and even public conversation) suggested they'd be doing *worse* not potentially better. I am not displeased but did not see that coming. Disillusioned people on the Labor Left maybe ?

THIS ELECTION SPRING CLEAN YASELF OF LABOR AN GREEN TIME FOR A CLEANOUT ROTTEN FRUIT STOP THE WASTE

 

[Bernbaum]

We've stocked up on white rum but will start with James Squire lager. I enjoy scotch too much to ruin it with the bitter taste of a conservative win, so when midnight ticks over and the reality of an Abbot victory is no longer funny we're going to write ourselves off with scotch whiskey's noisier, less-cultured cousin: BOURBON.

 

[markot]

Pretty much, going hard right on boat people probably lost alot of the Labor lefties to the Greens.

Their primary vote is pretty awful. (ALP)

Id sell my soul and the soul of a million dead babies for the Libs to lose the ACT senate seat.

 

[hirokazu]

Voted One Nation to stop the boats and prevent Sharia Law in Australia. The country is in crisis and we need to act.

Should've voted Rise Up bro.

 

[wonzo]

What the heck is going on with the Greens? Everything I've seen (and even public conversation) suggested they'd be doing *worse* not potentially better. I am not displeased but did not see that coming. Disillusioned people on the Labor Left maybe ?

Rudd's refugee crap caused a sizeable shift back to the Greens, but the rest of it was the media's love of painting narratives (greens = teh democrats lololo)

 

[Jintor]

My uncle called a barbie suddenly so I just cut up some potatoes for salad. Traditional election bbq and then come home to collapse over high court decisions while ABC 24 blares from the second screen.

 

[shanshan310]

Would all be fine until somebody raised if Uncharted 3 was a great game or not. Then factionalism would rip it apart.

What, why? It was a great game.

my pollingbooth was legit good.

bacon and egg, sausages, even a little brick-abrack stall

I got a big box of nachos for $2 beef chilli and everything.

 

[hidys]

There was nothing at my booth and i didn't mind, i was going to be hanging around any longer than i had to our in my area.

Fuck all at mine as well though I was fairly annoyed at that. And I was there for 4 hours.

 

[jgminto]

I put Greens first in HoR and ASP on my Senate ballot over the line. I probably shouldn't have done that for the senate one in hindsight but whatever.

 

[roosters93]

Just got the beer supplies for the election result. Mostly went with bitter IPAs.

Bitter IPAs and bitter tears.

What the heck is going on with the Greens? Everything I've seen (and even public conversation) suggested they'd be doing *worse* not potentially better. I am not displeased but did not see that coming. Disillusioned people on the Labor Left maybe ?

Now is the green spring of our discount tent.

 

[hirokazu]

Anyone else see a person/party they've never heard of before?

Like the last election, I did my research best I could to order my preferences. New parties I encountered this time include Animal Liberation, Wikileaks, Smoker's Rights, Motoring Enthusiasts, and Rise Up. Fortunately most of them had clear policies to make decisions from.

I hate the parties that write too much on everything you can imagine you can have a policy on (Socialist Alliance), or don't have a policy section on their site (PUP), or are just vague and unclear or don't have any source of policy information (many independents). I really have no idea what Palmer United wants to do apart from his ad "HEY YOU WANT $4000! YES YOU DO! I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU... IN TAX SAVINGS! AW YEEEAAH. VOTE PALMER!" and his crazy interviews.

I also found it hilarious that when you click on the Animal Liberation Party's policy page, it justs has pictures of a bunch of animals and their policies regard all those individual animals and almost nothing else.

* EDIT: Oops, it's supposed to be Animal Justice Party, which has very different connotations to Animal Liberation.

 

[Jintor]

Those independents who don't even have a fucking website give me the shits

I'm not gonna goddamn ring you up to ask for your policies mate. Stick a website into your mypolitician.au profile at least, jesus.

 

[hirokazu]

Those independents who don't even have a fucking website give me the shits

I'm not gonna goddamn ring you up to ask for your policies mate. Stick a website into your mypolitician.au profile at least, jesus.

Yeah, I put them down with the nutjobs because they could be one. If they're not, well should've let us know!

 

[Gazunta]

I'm still considering if I want to have the conversation about my political views with my parents. I wouldn't be bothered a bit about telling them I was gay if I was. But the only time even 1 of my parents has voted to the left of the Coalition , was when my mother was employed by someone else and WorkChoices was a thing, they also have the traditional irrational hatred for the Greens based on some kind of weird Green Gestapo they believe will arrest you, if you cut down a tree on your property, without permission .

It's not worth it, unless your parents are really open minded.

I fondly remember my parents breaking out in tears - literal sobbing tears - when I let slip who I voted for in 2007. They do nothing but listen to talk back radio all day and all night so it's not hard to guess the allegiances. Ugh, never again. I couldn't have been more of a disappointment to them if I tried

Spoiler

and boy have i tried

 

[Replicant]

It's over and done. My vote likely won't change the course but hopefully would provide enough brakes to stop the car from going off into a cliff, so to speak.

Placed Family First and One Nation last. Fuckers.

 

[Omikron]

Bitter IPAs and bitter tears

Interestingly I live in the most 'labor' seat going. 70% 2pp last election. Although Jenkins has retired so I expect that to drop a fair bit.

 

[DrSlek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKRwsKvNCg8

Brilliant

 

[Ventron]

Voted, guess which way.
Could not be arsed to vote below the line this year.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Just got the beer supplies for the election result. Mostly went with bitter IPAs.

I stocked up on cider after voting this morning.

What, why? It was a great game.

Shan for PM!

 

[Jintor]

Voted, guess which way.
Could not be arsed to vote below the line this year.

Animal Justice Party.

 

[Omikron]

Voted, guess which way.
Could not be arsed to vote below the line this year.

Rise Up?

 

[wonzo]

battle of the exit polls

 

[lexi]

battle of the exit polls

I will be very unhappy if Bandt is ousted. I've accepted Abbott, just let me have 1 fucking green in the house.

 

[toddhunter]

battle of the exit polls

Ouch for Labor supporters.

But I'm all for Tasmania no longer being included.

 

[Omikron]

Ouch for Labor supporters.

But I'm all for Tasmania no longer being included.

We are a people too. Cunt.

 

[TheDrowningMan]

Ouch for Labor supporters.

But I'm all for Tasmania no longer being included.

That's a minimum of 9 years of LNP governance, regardless of who the leaders of the main parties come to be. Absolutely nailed on. 12-15 is more likely.

 

[wonzo]

I will be very unhappy if Bandt is ousted. I've accepted Abbott, just let me have 1 fucking green in the house.

Ouch for Labor supporters.

But I'm all for Tasmania no longer being included.

Apparently Newspoll just took an 800 sample from NSW and QLD marginals and extrapolated them across the rest of the country. lol

 

[Omikron]

Apparently Newspoll just took an 800 sample from NSW and QLD marginals and extrapolated them across the rest of the country. lol

Lol. If true. That is hilarious.

 

[toddhunter]

Apparently Newspoll just took an 800 sample from NSW and QLD marginals and extrapolated them across the rest of the country. lol

Heh, that is some damn fine extrapolation.

 

[Jables Swan]

We are a people too. Cunt.

This. Both my heads have their own opinions too.

 

[Shandy]

The plan was a bust, there was still a 30 minute line. I feel like things would be quicker in a safe seat. Stupid marginal Hasluck.