Comments on: Barnaby Joyce for the lower house? http://www.tallyroom.com.au/430 Commentary on elections and politics in Australia and around the world. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: J http://www.tallyroom.com.au/430/comment-page-1#comment-220 J Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:40:39 +0000 http://www.tallyroom.com.au/?p=430#comment-220 I can only hope that Joyce in the lower house would not metamorphose into a generic politician. Such a hypothetical situation would spell his downfall, similar to when Pauline Hanson tried to change from being just a protesting voice of dissent, of the disillusioned, to being an attempted pseudo-legitimate governing alternative, with policies on the gamut of contemporary issues. The only reason Joyce would change to being a lower-house member is for the increased publicity. In a close Senate he could have much more influence. I can only hope that Joyce in the lower house would not metamorphose into a generic politician. Such a hypothetical situation would spell his downfall, similar to when Pauline Hanson tried to change from being just a protesting voice of dissent, of the disillusioned, to being an attempted pseudo-legitimate governing alternative, with policies on the gamut of contemporary issues.

The only reason Joyce would change to being a lower-house member is for the increased publicity. In a close Senate he could have much more influence.

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