A newly energised federal voice
The dust has settled from the battle for the rural seat of Indi and after a protracted vote count how has the electorate changed, and has Cathy McGowan's Voice4Indi campaign successfully mobilized the locals into engaging in federal politics?While social media users enjoyed hating on incumbent Sophie Mirabella and rehashing her famous appearance on Q and A (video) One time Indi resident Corinne Grant summed up the mentality of Indi people quite nicely:"Not only is Indi conservative it's also traditional Indi people believe in loyalty."
A lack of strong alternatives was also a factor. In my five years living at Mt Buller, a major Victorian tourist destination, I never saw any of the major party candidates visit the Discount Air Max 2016 Black Red Blue For Sale region.
Indeed, on Election Day in 2010, the biggest name at the Merrijig Primary School's polling booth was the local prized Hereford, Johnnie the Bull.
The tide did change, and certainly the use of social media in McGowan's campaign hipsters or not helped alleviate the challenges of campaigning in such a vast electorate. More than two thirds said 'yes'.
It's important to note that Mirabella scored 49.75 per cent of the primary Nike Air Max 2016 Mens vote on her own, suggesting a large amount of conservatism and perhaps status quo still exists in the Nike Air Max 2016 region. And why wouldn't it? Not too many people I met along the way were ever interested in political analysis. They were more interested in getting the job done.
Perhaps McGowan's low profile on social media and in the press suggests she is adopting the same philosophy.
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Dated: Oct 04 2013
I particularly interested in as to whether there is a shift taking place in country values towards more progressive agendas.
At the very least, I think it a wake up call to politicians to remain engaged with the electorate, or run the risk of being booted out at the next Federal election.