Doesn't matter how much of a grub a leader may be, if they spend...

Doesn't matter how much of a grub a leader may be, if they spend oodles of cash as give-aways then many will vote for them. Bernie in the USA is a clown, an unknown. He has grasped the power of cash handouts and is gaining big time.
It was this failure of leadership which allowed Greece to descend into its massive debt. In fact Bernie has tapped into the gen v and their generalised desire for life to be easy.
Turnbull knows that he can't win with a "live within you means" policy. The more extra $s that Bill offers to spend then the more popular he is becoming. Most voters assume that this spending is responsible. Bill is supposedly raising this cash from the upper middle class but he is ready to borrow to the hilt, just like Wayne.