"Although it went largely unnoticed outside of Australia, the electoral massacre of the Australian Labor Party — coming as it does after a similar debacle in New South Wales — suggests not only that Julia Gillard is doomed, but that an entire political formula no longer works. Andrew Bolt writes:
Fatal news for Julia Gillard. Labor’s humiliating annihilation in Queensland proves voters can’t forgive a politician who lies – and then taxes them.
Worse, it proved Opposition Leader Tony Abbott was right to say Saturday’s election was in part a referendum on the carbon tax.
Oh, and a third lesson: sliming opposition leaders is dangerous.
Bang. Three out of three. The Prime Minister’s re-election hopes destroyed.
The parallels with US politics are obvious, provided they apply. But assuming that the same factors affect American politics if only to a partial degree, what possible lessons can be learned?"........................
