As an Australian that seems to be a depsessibgky high approval rating but then our most odious billionaire is MAGA and a big fan of the ONP so … no surprises I guess, just more bad news.
cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/boycottus/p/796973/66-of-canadians-have-an-unfavourable-view-of-the-usa
Careful there. All over the world people have been disregarding populist candidates like Pauline.
You’re right that shes imploded a couple of times in the past, but shes learned a thing or 2, she has some wealthy and powerful supporters, and things are different in 2026.
I actually though her press club performance would’ve been a roaring success from her perspective. As with Trump, she just can’t have negative exposure.
While I doubt she will ever be PM, shes going to wield some power in the Australian political landscape in the coming years.
Not wrong, but all over the world does not have compulsory voting (AU and Belgium only I think). For all we have some vociferous reactionary racist gobshites, it’s a small minority and we have a lot less of an apathy failure to vote problem to balance it. Add to that a high proportion of immigrants, a solidly left leaning younger demographic and Trump’s example and I don’t see much traction, no matter how much Murdoch media beats it’s drum. At worst they’ll become a very junior coalition member, which will likely do more harm than good to the right wing in the long run.
One nation are polling higher than the major parties and she is rating highest as preferred prime minister. I expect it to be like reform, where they get more seats than they have ever had, but still not much. However, what’s shocking is how quickly they got that support, despite all their policies being anti their supporters. Except when you add racism. We have lots more racists than you think. America found that out the hard way. We’re on track for similar.