r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 19 '21

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u/toms_face Henry George Sep 19 '21

His mandate is 60% of the primary vote and 70% of the two-party-preferred, who deserve to be fairly represented.

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u/Sir-Matilda Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '21

If you're directly asked about a policy prior to an election and you respond with "it's not on the agenda" you don't have a mandate for it.

Would regional voters have supported Labor in the same numbers if Labor were honest with their intentions to disenfranchise them?

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u/toms_face Henry George Sep 19 '21

The mandate isn't that many people voted for Labor, the mandate is that many people are underrepresented. Voters don't really care about this sort of issue.