Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
Unless Dick uses his profile to threaten the cosy major party duopoly, nothing with change. Dick has to either publicly campaign for a vote against all major party candidates (and mean it) or get the support of a critical mass of cross-bench Senators.
And he has to stop listening to them whenevever their lips are moving.
Whatever the list of actions happen to be, Dick has to continue to use his public profile to threaten the cosy major party duopoloy until the actions have occurred and not before.
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LB agree the main points but as a lot of us are well into our seventies, DS and self for two, it needs to be said that we should not and can not put such an obligation on one person. With respect to say that one person is the only hope, well could that be changed to say that if DS puts his considerable profile to the cause then we will grateful of course.
Dick Smith has already spent much energy and money far more than most that I can see. He is under no obligation any more than the rest of us.