“The campaign is in a bizarre state ... There's no policy they won't change overnight if a focus group says it's not popular. This has been a lousy government and frankly they deserve to lose.”
“Subsequent to consultations with the national campaign, Prime Minister Martin decided that it was in the best interests of the party that Mr. Oliver cease campaigning as a Liberal candidate and that he not sit in the Liberal Caucus should he be elected.”
“It's clear that McDonald would like another term as chairman. But he would have no supporters at all in federal cabinet except John Howard. He is hated and detested. As far as Liberals go, the major cultural war of the past 20 years has been against the Left of the ABC. And John Howard has failed to fight it. Donald McDonald has become our equivalent of John Kerr, and John Howard should have known he'd turn on us.”
