Division of Indi - Mirabella / McGowan

[Dry Rot]

Continuing coverage of Mirrabella's troubles

ONE of Tony Abbott's closest allies is in "dire" trouble in her regional Victorian electorate, forcing senior Liberals to campaign on Sophie Mirabella's behalf in an attempt to head off a Nationals-backed independent.
Ms Mirabella is the Coalition's industry spokeswoman and one of the highest profile members of the frontbench, but she is facing a revolt in her northeastern Victorian electorate of Indi, which she holds with a margin of 9 per cent.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...re-for-mirabella/story-fn9qr68y-1226710079744

What a pity...

 

[SJ]

Continuing coverage of Mirrabella's troubles



http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...re-for-mirabella/story-fn9qr68y-1226710079744

What a pity...

You can get 2.40 for McGowan on Sportsbet.

 

[LeverPuller]

Continuing coverage of Mirrabella's troubles



http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...re-for-mirabella/story-fn9qr68y-1226710079744

What a pity...

s**t I'd love to see those polls.

Not a fan of Mirrabella. Don't think she really has a clue when it comes to industry anything.

 

[Caesar]

Apparently several senior Nationals figures have thrown their weight behind McGowan's campaign in Indi, in response to the Liberals' decision to run a candidate in Mallee. It has given her a lot of credibility with conservative voters.

 

[Docker Clint]

http://sophiesrecord.com/

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Our (companies) lobbyists who are Liberal based (in expectation of election result)(NSW State committee members/ex ministers), stated that Mirabella is a waste of space who is unqualified for the job, Tony wants to get rid of her but he can't because

a) he has the perception of being "against" women
b) she's one of two women in the shadow cabinet
c) there's no other women on his side that is a logical replacement at this stage
d) he's stuck with her as a result

 

[Docker Clint]

http://nofibs.com.au/2013/09/04/tactics-get-tough-mcgowans-orange-tide-threatens-mirabella-indi/

Reports started emerging on Saturday that sitting Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella, fighting to retain the seat of Indi, had shipped in over 20 Young Liberals from her alma mater, the University of Melbourne.

On Monday, her chief rival, independent Cathy McGowan reported dozens of her signs around Indi had been vandalised and stolen in the previous 24 hours. The vandals had entered private property and in one case they would have needed a ladder.

She's panicking, that's for sure.

 

[Cap]

I think the morale of the story is don't watch Q&A

 

[Power Raid]

I think the morale of the story is don't watch Q&A

who watches Q&A?

 

[pazza]

She is gone. McGowan has run a fantastic campaign up that way.

 

[Docker Clint]

She is gone. McGowan has run a fantastic campaign up that way.

It'll be down the wire. Mirabella will be hoping to crack 50% of the primary just to stop from having a panic induced heart attack. If she doesn't crack 45% then it's all over.

 

[AM]

She's an arrogant, small minded, polemicist who has paid scant attention to her electorate which is why she's in bother and why the Tories are having to bring out the big guns to save her. In some respects the Tories would be better off without her because she been one of the poorer performing shadow ministers. Really hope the voters of Indi give her the heave-ho.

 

[Gough]

I donated to Cathy McGowan's campaign I want to see Sophie weep delicious tears of defeat.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

If it's something terrible? The yes.

 

[Docker Clint]

I donated to Cathy McGowan's campaign I want to see Sophie weep delicious tears of defeat.

Same. After witnessing Mirabella's odious behaviour in QT, I couldn't resist.

If the coalition get in, it'll be a sweet consolation seeing her ousted.

 

[JRoo]

The sad part if Sophie goes is she will have a pension for life paid for by the taxpayers!

 

[Docker Clint]

The sad part if Sophie goes is she will have a pension for life paid for by the taxpayers!

Wont they all? No wonder Jaymes Diaz's dad wants his boy in politics, wont have to fund the useless prick anymore.

 

[Ratts of Tobruk]

who watches Q&A?

Obviously not you, hence your errors on Big Footy.

If Mirabella goes I will be happy. Windsor says she's the worst person to deal with in parliament and I hate that mates of mine in her electorate actually vote for her if they want to vote Lib.

 

[Docker Clint]

She's gone. Even the Libs are conceding.

 

[Belnakor]

Wont they all? No wonder Jaymes Diaz's dad wants his boy in politics, wont have to fund the useless prick anymore.

That scheme is well over. The current polly scheme is no better than a lot of government workers

 

[Ice-Wolf]

She's gone. Even the Libs are conceding.

Hope this is true.

 

[Power Raid]

Obviously not you, hence your errors on Big Footy.

If Mirabella goes I will be happy. Windsor says she's the worst person to deal with in parliament and I hate that mates of mine in her electorate actually vote for her if they want to vote Lib.

I am not sure Q&A is healthy for democracy as it promotes 14 second sound bites.

oh, I would rather make mistakes than become a puppet of political spin. So what is your relationship with Labor?

 

[The_Reaper]

Will be glad to see her go.

 

[Gough]

Will be up there with watching that vile closet case Michael Portillo lose to out and proud Stephen Twigg in the 97 General Election as my favourite election moment, if, insha'Allah, Cathy McGowan gets up.

 

[pazza]

I think both Labor and the Nationals are preferencing MacGowan. Ouch.