US EditionTrump-lite dynamite: Did copying the president’s playbook blow up Dutton’s campaign?
- Peter Dutton's Coalition faced criticism for unclear funding plans and a major double-counting error, estimated at $400 million, during their campaign preparations.
- Senator Jane Hume's concession on the failed work-from-home policy impacted the Coalition's standing in betting markets, shifting them to outsider status.
- Dutton's campaign adopted strategies similar to Donald Trump's populism, including criticisms of public service and cultural issues, aiming to engage certain voter grievances.
- Concerns were raised about Dutton's public service efficiency plan, especially regarding the possible forced return to office impacting women voters negatively.
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How to blow up a campaign in two easy steps
All elections turn on competence in political and economic management. Undermine voters’ confidence in either – or, worse, both – and the chances of success are seriously diminished. That is the situation Peter Dutton finds himself in at the end of the second week of the campaign.
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Election 2025 Dutton’s media strategy sends the wrong message to advertisers Peter Dutton’s election campaign isn’t just faltering at the policy level, it’s also exposing a communications strategy that’s out of step with modern media dynamics. As Bernard Keane writes in Crikey, his tight circle and selective media appearances have created a vacuum that’s left little room for message control. He’s leaned heavily into right-wing platforms, clockin…
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