rudd was to blame

gee whiz holy smoke batman, tell us something we didn't know, but why the delay in coming to the obvious ?
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ALP's 2013 election review blames former prime minister Kevin Rudd, advisers for campaign mistakes

By political reporter Latika Bourke
Updated 1 hour 3 minutes ago
Photo: The review found those at the party's campaign base feared being overruled by those on the road. (AAP: Lukas Coch)

Map: Australia
Kevin Rudd and his advisers are to blame for many of Labor's tactical mistakes and the mismanagement of staff during the 2013 federal election campaign, a party review concludes.
The review also hits out at the "heinous", "unforgivable" and "malicious leaking" of Labor's internal polling which it says was used to advance the cause of "particular individuals" rather than the movement.
It describes the election loss as a "tragedy" for the party, "largely because it was self-inflicted".
But it reveals the party was facing electoral doom under the leadership of Julia Gillard, with expected swings against it of 18 per cent which could have left the Opposition with as few as 40 seats.
Labor ended up holding 55 seats following the last-minute switch to Mr Rudd.
The review, conducted by former Queensland ALP secretary Milton Dick and Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett, describes last year's election loss as "one of the most disappointing" in Labor's election history.
It confirms asylum seeker boats, the carbon tax and government debt eroded Labor's support at the ballot box, but argues the "single biggest reason" voters turned away from the party was the leadership drama.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-...n-review-blames-rudd-and-his-advisers/5539830