tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post3977625830426180197..comments2023-12-06T00:23:28.790+11:00Comments on Press gallery reform: Andrew Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-33857340230939479082008-05-22T20:45:00.000+10:002008-05-22T20:45:00.000+10:00Fair point, you can't win back a seat you've never...Fair point, you can't win back a seat you've never held.<BR/><BR/>All of those seats are "more diverse than you might think", and I think I made the point that gentrification doesn't necessarily mean greater likelihood to vote Liberal. It is true, however, that playing class warfare with people who don't identify with class baggage could backfire - particularly if you got a Liberal secretariat cleansed of effete idiots who complain about Jews.Andrew Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705844456819481896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22534369.post-15584944423671539882008-05-22T10:21:00.000+10:002008-05-22T10:21:00.000+10:00"Melbourne Ports (V)All of those electorates are, ..."Melbourne Ports (V)<BR/><BR/>All of those electorates are, or should be, on the Liberals' list of seats to win back next time. All of them regard $150k as a bare minimum for entry to those communities, "<BR/><BR/>Win back? Melbourne Ports? When have the libs ever held Melbourne Ports?<BR/><BR/>And yeah, sure it's gentrifying, but that process has been going on for 25 years (at least), and they still can't win it.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever visited that electorate? It's a lot more diverse than you might think, and now that Acland St. is going down with Fitzroy St to follow (and the triangle development nearly guaranteed to bring back the riff raff), I think you might find that the riff raff are going to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com