Preference the greens last, good idea or bad?

[donnashuggy]

I think this is his best move so far.

[i-need-a-martini]

Why?

How does the Coalition deal with their preferences?

[lakeland27]

they are going to preference labor over the greens in melbourne

[lakeland27 · Accepted solution]

which means the greens will lose the seat back to labor.

[the_hawk*]

Someone really needs to keep the bar stools honest, who better than the greens ?

[lakeland27]

 if abbott doesn't want people to vote for the greens thats a good reason to do just that. if i lived in the seat i'd vote for bandt.

but i dont so i vote for labor who have a 50/50 chance in this seat.  we need more green members .

[donnashuggy]

The greens need a bit of a shake up, Bandt is a bit of a communist. I like the way Penny Wong handled him the other night on Q&A

[freakiness]

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@lakeland27 wrote:

 if abbott doesn't want people to vote for the greens thats a good reason to do just that. if i lived in the seat i'd vote for bandt.

but i dont so i vote for labor who have a 50/50 chance in this seat.  we need more green members .

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Abbott said he's taking the "Captain's Pick" and instructing all Libs to preference the greens last. 

Then had a snigger over a Double D if faced with a recalcitrant parliament.

One of my pet hates is being told how to vote, by either side. Another is spoilt prats who refuse to accept who the people voted in.

If the people vote in a minority that's what we get.

[lakeland27]

thats right , minority government worked extremely well despite the bs. i see the coalition is running two candidates in corangamite.. a liberal and a rubber stamp (national) can labor run 2 candidates ? the farce of the LNP being 2 parties when it suits them and one in the parliament is wearing a little thin. if it were labor, Bolt and his repeater stations here would cry foul and call it cheating. national party voters have to be the least savvy of all..

[monman12 · Accepted solution]

DY: "The greens need a bit of a shake up, Bandt is a bit of a communist. I like the way Penny Wong handled him the other night on Q&A"

I agree DY, since Brown left,  and Milne took over,  the Greens  have become  somewhat   shrill  (that sounds familiar).

Perhaps the ALP could lend them Wong  (for a short while),  as I am sure she would be an asset for them.   However,  I would love to see Wong  at the ALP helm and Turnbull steering the Libs.

Greens? who?