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Mike Baird’s assets test

By Graham Young - posted Wednesday, 11 February 2015


New South Wales could be closer than most think.

But it has to be a mantra, repeated until voters accept it could be true.

Newman's failure in Queensland wasn't to do with asset sales at all. The LNP broke the basic rule of almost all election campaigns. Voters don't vote for, they vote against. You have to frame your opponent as a risk, or you will most probably fail.

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The NSW Libs are thankfully stuck with asset sales – they will drive economic growth – and can't do anything about that, but they have plenty of time to adjust their game plan to make sure that they are re-elected and the sales happen.

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