Victorian election result a triumph for Dan Andrews and a nightmare for the Liberal Party
Quiet Victorians spoke on Saturday night to deliver Dan Andrews another term as Victorian premier.
The deafening noise of the divisive pandemic era — leading into a toxic election campaign — had continuously amplified the voices of the angriest, most-disgruntled Victorians.
Quiet voters don’t get the headlines. They don’t make the fuss. They just get on with their lives, and they made the decision that Labor and its polarising premier were worth re-electing.
The Liberals are suffering an existential threat based on massive, generational electoral change, which they have failed to understand.
The Liberals, with their “put Labor last” preference strategy, have kicked an own goal, making the parliament more progressive with very few wins for their side of politics.
It’s an extraordinary failure in strategy. It was a gamble — and it has blown up in their face.
However, a smart party will learn the lessons and read the room on the backlash in its heartland.
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