JC Political Thread - For all things political Part 2

Oh really? My apologies. I didn't realise you were an Election Analyst. I know I'm not so I found it interesting, and actually not obvious that what's on the AEC website doesn't reflect reality. How come you didn't share your expertise with us sooner?

 

I read the AEC site as eh, let's go home and finish this Tuesday.

Not sure why everyone has their panties in a bunch over it.

 

Who's panties are in a bunch? I just think it's all very interesting...

WOW!!!! Says a lot about the left really. A former leader is one of the whingers in the UK. Basically "the vote didn't go the way a lot of people wanted so we should vote again". WTF is with the mentality of these oxygen thieves?

Brexit: Second referendum should be a live option, Tony Blair says

 

British Democracy cracks me up... if does not the way the elite wants a "Do Over" is in order until the public get it right.

 

I wonder if they'd be happy for a do over when the next british election has tallied the votes and the public has changed their minds..

 

each website and news service have their own way of declaring when a seat is won, so its no surprise they all differ.
same with the AEC except their declaration has to hold up in court.

 

let's not forget they aren't even finished with the count yet.

Also according to the aec site that 0 of 150 House of Representatives seats have been declared. The results are all preliminary until officially declared.

AEC only show who is currently leading in their tally.

 

they dont actually need to finish the count.
they need to count enough so that it will hold up in court if challenged.

as an extreme example.

if someone is 100 votes in the lead, do you need to count the last 50 votes?

 

Interesting question? Is it a legal requirement to know the winning margin? If so, then yes. If not, then no. But they would still want to know for statistical reasons.

 

Ask any politician. Any real politician. It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.

 

Agreed. And if I was one of them, I'd want to know by how much I wiped the floor with my opponent. lol

 

We know what ALP did & that was why the LNP got in. Tony for nearly 18 months always blamed the ALP at every turn. It's like your kid stealing a chocolate bar from your fridge. Are you going to harp on about it forever? Move on, fix it & prove to the country that you're the right team for the job. The LNP were in power & they could fix it. Govts make mistakes & it's we the voting tax paying public that cops it.

 

Every vote needs to be legally counted and "accounted" for ie numbers issued have to equal numbers received. Everything gets counted. Every spoiled ballot paper, every informal vote etc. May not have a bearing on who wins but it is necessary to ensure the process is above board.

 

Well, here's another spanner into the works.

Lazarus-says-booths-short-on-ballot-papers

Back to the booths imo!

 

I heard about this Sunday, not surprised it eventually made the news - pretty embarrassing stuff.

 

Maybe the AEC needs the money from the sausage sizzles more than the schools do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Malcolm still in crying mode.

Election 2016 live: Prime Minister says he takes 'full responsibility' for election campaign - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

haha and Shorten is stoking the fires, he must be loving this I don't think he really has anything to lose at this point.

 

Crying? I'd say that's an example of accepting responsibility and speaking the truth.

 

when someone says "I take full resp" blah blah they are usually giving defeat speech or an apology - it's strange wording to use at this moment in time - very strange.

Shorten is just trolling, this is the most bizarre election in recent memory for sure.

 

Yes. All votes must be counted. You have to remember that very close results can be subject to recounts.