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"Victorian Labor is on track to win more seats in last month’s election than it did in the 2018 “Danslide”, after Labor claimed victory in the outer-eastern Melbourne seat of Pakenham on Thursday."

Wait a sec. Didn't Murdoch's Herald-Sun say this was likely to be a landslide *against* Daniel Andrews?

And if the newspapers are still as powerful as the political class seems to think they are, then how did Andrews potentially win *more* seats than at the last election?

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/labor-on-track-to-win-more-seats-than-in-2018-danslide-20221208-p5c4v3.html

#auspol #vicpol #DanielAndrews

Labor on track to win more seats than in 2018 ‘Danslide’

The party is expected to win 56 seats – one more than the 55 in 2018, which was viewed by political insiders and analysts as a high-water mark that would be nearly impossible to replicate.

The Age
Dec 8, 2022 at 9:34amWeb
Show threadJohn EnglartDec 8, 2022

@ajsadauskas #PublicTransport infrastructure projects played a part in this result. In SE Suburbs where Suburban Rail Loop project has started Labor's vote was boosted. Liberals advocated cancelling this project.

In Northern and Western Suburbs which are groaning with population growth infrastructure has not kept pace.

I know the Northern Transport Corridor best and #UpfieldLine needs extension to Craigieburn and then to Wallan to meet transport needs for social equity. Craigieburn line already approaching capacity.

Labor margins reduced substantially across 5 electorates. With good transport policies Liberals could be successful in 4 years time in some of these seats, unless Labor addresses the public transport and infrastructure gaps.#auspol #vicpol #springst #DanielAndrews