The Coalition is a bit like the polar bear on a shrinking ice floe. This election is as much about not losing voters as it is about trying to win new ones.
If the 2004 federal election had been held on October 2, Mark Latham would have become prime minister.
This remains the firm view of the Coalition’s strategists at the time, who said such was Labor’s lead in the internal polling that Latham was a shoo-in.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
