Wednesday 4 September 2013 By ALISSA WARREN http://www.mamamia.com.au/news/tony-abbott-the-daughters-of-the-election/
The Daughters of the Election. They’re beautiful, smart, sexy and sassy. And they’re the biggest drawcard of all. The most likeable thing about each of these daughters is that they seem genuine. They obviously want their dad to win. There doesn’t seem to be a lot more to it.
But what does Abbott risk by involving them in the campaign? One former political adviser says, “the more the leader cashes in on them on the way up, the more the media will cash in on them, on the way down”.
That’s a very clinical way of looking at it but it’s also a reality.
Baby-offspring can win votes. Child-offspring can win votes. Adult-children-offspring? I’m still not convinced it’s a great idea.
During the campaign, these young women have well and truly landed themselves smack bang in the middle of the media’s target zone. So far the coverage has been positive. As we’ve already seen – what’s not to like?
But yet again today, the daughters have become the story – not their dad.
Over at the Vine. Dear Bridget, Frances and the other one,
On behalf of Australia, I’m sorry. No-one should have to endure this. All this parading and primping. Oh, sorry, I mean, pimping….
I guess you’re of marrying age. I guess that’s why your father stood in front of what he surely must have known was the entire nation and said, to paraphrase, “Phwoar. Check out these beauties! If I’m Prime Minister you get to look at these lovely ladies for the next three years.
You may feel it fair, or an innocent, if embarrassing aside from a “daggy dad”. But to us he isn’t dad. He’s the next leader of our country, the man who would be king. And he still makes it sound like 50% of us are much better being seen and not heard.
