Manufacturing the enemy: the election fear and paranoia circus act – how can China be our biggest trading partner and the biggest threat at the same time? No one can explain this. Latest election analysis from New Politics. #AUSPOL #Election2025 @Dlew919 https://open.substack.com/pub/newpolitics/p/manufacturing-the-enemy-the-election?r=jwtmx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I hate all the making fun #PierrePoilievre because he looks like he was bullied in high school. The moment you decide that there's no immoral acts, just immoral people, is the moment you embrace authoritarianism, and supremacist ideology.
My absentee ballot for the Canadian Federal Election is on its way. Just mailed it yesterday! Democracy is a wonderful thing. #cdnpoli #election2025
Update: Ellen Papenburg is back on the Animal Protection Party website!
https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/candidates/#:~:text=Ellen%20Papenburg
We have Ellen Papenburg running for the Animal Protection Party in #Kitchener too! It was touch'n'go for a while - she was on the APP website when the election was called, but then disappeared. Now she's listed on the Elections Canada website, but still not on the APP site.
#WaterlooRegion peeps can follow all the excitement at https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-Federal-Election/index.html
There are still some unconfirmed candidates who say they're running...
Liberal leader Mark Carney unveils policies to protect seniors, environment during ‘volatile time’
#CanadaStrong 
#Canada #MarkCarney #CDNPoli #CanPoli #Politics #Election2025 #BuildingCanadaStrong
The future of our country is too important to keep leaving to politicians who won a majority with just 40% of the vote. That's why we must demand proportional representation. #cdnpoli #Election2025
Why do Conservatives always avoid the spot light? The bad guys in movies lurk around in the dark too.
Conservative policies always punch down. These programs exist because the rest of us have empathy.
We formed governments to be public services for all, not to sell them off for corporate profits
#Labor's Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Murray Watt exposes the hypocrisy of Peter Dutton and the #LNP when it comes to votes taken in parliament vs policies for #Election2025.
#TemuTrump can't be trusted.
It’s a shame about Peter Dutton.
#auspol #election #Election2025 #senate #houseofrepresentatives #vote #vote2025 #federalelection #australia #australiavotes #AUKUS #stopaukus #temutrump #trumplite #maga #magalite #enroltovote
https://thepolitics.com.au/a-sour-smell-of-failure-hangs-over-donald-dutton/
In Wisconsin, Gordon Hintz, a member of the Democratic Party who was a Wisconsin State Assembly representative from 2007 to 2023, defeated incumbent Joe Doemel to become the next Winnebago County executive. #wisconsin #election #election2025 #democracy #uspol #uspolitics https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-election-victories-wisconsin-illinois-2054126
The worst start to a federal election campaign I’ve ever seen. Why was the Liberal Party so unprepared? And why are the NSW Liberals leaking to the Labor Party? Latest analysis from New Politics in our Monday Essay. READ IT! #AUSPOL #election2025 @Dlew919 https://open.substack.com/pub/newpolitics/p/duttons-disastrous-start-to-the-campaign?r=jwtmx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I'll be 'travelling' on the Saturday, so most unfortunately will be forced to beat the rush.
Btw, what 'religious beliefs' apply to polling places? They're as often as not a church hall anyway.
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Early voting eligibility. You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:
- are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
- are more than 8km from a polling place
- are travelling
- are unable to leave your workplace to vote
- are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
- are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
- are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
- have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
- are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
- are a silent elector
- have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.
Build the New Energy. Build, with jobs, and more jobs, building the New Energy.
Stop screwing around.
No pipeline east.
Build the new Energy, build Turbines in Oakville and Oshawa, put up a thousand windmills in Alberta, build the New Energy.
Newspoll
Federal Primary votes
ALP 33
L-NP 36
Grn 12
ON 7
others 12
Federal Two Party Preferred
ALP 52
LNP 48
Albanese Approval
net -11 (approve 42-didapprove 53)
Dutton Approval
net -17 (approve 38-disapprove 55)
Understands the major issues
Albanese 58% - Dutton 57%
Is arrogant
Albanese 46% - Dutton 63%
