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ACCORDING to recent polling it appears that Labor is in a reasonably solid position as we approach the Victorian state election.
Denis Napthine and Dan Andrews both possess the charisma of stale milk, so neither is likely to produce anything earth-shattering in the last couple of weeks of the campaign.
We can though be thankful that regardless of who wins the state election Monbulk will remain a closely contested marginal seat and will therefore remain highly prized by both major parties.
The other very important factor is that we as voters still have the opportunity to send a strong message to a career politician.
Surely it is time for an individual who has lived in the real world and has held down a real job to be given the chance to represent us. Therefore we must send Jimmy (never had a real job) Merlino out into the real world so he can discover how the rest of us deal with the pressures of real life.
Just think for a moment. Do you really believe anyone who has never held a real job in their life should not only represent us in state parliament but also hold the esteemed position of Deputy Premier?
Amazingly wannabe Premier Dan Andrews has never held a real job either. Victoria has a population of 5.8 million people and two blokes who have never held a real job want us to vote them into Victoria’s two most important and powerful positions.
The arrogance of the men is beyond belief. Out of 5.8 million people surely we deserve better than little Jimmy and his union sidekick Dan.
Sean Gothe,
Belgrave.

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