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Dutton is already testing Trump's campaign slogans (www.abc.net.au)

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I hope the Australian public is better than to fall for this. Though I fear we collectively are no better than the USA... somehow Abbot and Morrison were both elected after all.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

With worldwide inflation post COVID it's been a shitty time for incumbent governments world wide. There's been a change of power in every single western election this year.

And the simple question the opposition can ask is: are you better off today than 4 years ago?

People eat that shit up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

are you better off today than 4 years ago?

Reagan also used that against Carter way back. Meaningless, yet effective.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Are people in any place in the world better off today than they were four years ago?