abbott’s budget poll threat, page-31

they could have treated the electorate with a little respect, said the state of the budget was dire and tough measures would probably be necessary.

Or you could treat the electorate with contempt, insult its intelligence and lie to get in office.

They would have won office with honesty anyway such was the regard for the previous government.

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Turnbull would wipe the floor with both Abbott and Shorten.

Agreed and agreed. Turbull has buckets of integrity. Abbott just incinerated the little that he had. There was a video captured during the election campaign of Abbott visiting a market somewhere and a man walking up to him and calling him a conman. That resonates very well now.