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pints,

You said:

"I think the sentiment was firmly in favour of Kevin 747 rather than the Party misty."

No. The sentiment was that people had had enough of the Howard government. It was time for a change was the sentiment. All Labor had to do was to have a front man to sell some exciting policies, such as the NBN, and the rest is history.

Government loses election, Opposition does not win it. This still holds true in most cases.