Malcolm Turnbull has a cold.
Poor Malcolm.
The PM needs a blankie, a hot cup of tea and a good lie down.
We can only think of one other example of a party leader with a cold during an election campaign.
Arnold Vinick, Republican Presidential candidate in the iconic West Wing series, is hit by a cold in the last two weeks of the campaign.
It seals his fate. The Republicans lose the election and Congressman Matt Santos, the progressive thinking woman's crumpet, wins in a landslide.
We wouldn't say it's an omen, but we can't help but wonder if this isn't what Labor's campaign headquarters looks like right now.
A final note; as well as Arnie Vinick's cold, Season 7, Episode 13 'The Cold' also features the first and hotly anticipated pash between Donna and Josh. *swoon* It's the perfect antidote to what feels like a 734 week election campaign.
Top Comments
So who does everyone think is going to win? I don't mean who do you want to win, but who do you think is going to win? (though I already know this will denigrate into fighting about who is best!) Personally regardless on my personal feelings as to who should win I really have absolutely no idea. the last 3 elections I was fairly confident who would win, e.g. had a reasonable idea that Abbott would probably get in by a nose (can't remember how much he got in by though now), thought Gillard would win, and was absolutely positive that Kevin07 would win (but of course there was massive polling for him at the time so that was kind of predictable), but this election I just can't pick it.
I am thinking a hung parliament but even saying that I still can't predict which party will come out on top. Even if the party I dislike gets in, I think I would prefer an absolutely majority to a hung parliament because a hung parliament feels like 3 years of nothing.
An 8 week election during winter.............what did Turnbull expect?