Readers text in their verdicts on Scott Morrison’s election win chances

News.com.au readers have given their verdict on Scott Morrison's chances at remaining Prime Minister after Saturday’s vote.

News.com.au readers have given their verdict on Scott Morrison’s chances of remaining Prime Minister after Saturday’s vote, texting their responses to news.com.au’s federal election text messaging service.

Subscribers weighed in with their views responding to national political editor Samantha Maiden’s text message updates, where political enthusiasts can have their election questions answered and get live updates and inside info on the campaign.

Responding to a question from Maiden about Mr Morrison’s chances, readers were split between a Coalition victory being a “sure thing” to “very slim”.

While most polls are tipping a Labor win, many subscribers offered reminders of the “quiet Australians” Mr Morrison thanked after his last unexpected victory.

“Scott Morrison thanked the Quite Australians that voted him into power..The same with apply on this election,” one reader wrote.

“Albo should have zero chance of being elected. It is ScoMo for me as PM,” another wrote. “Great GDP and jobs and lowest unemployment since 1974. He absolutely deserves to be re-elected.”

Others were equally as enthusiastic for the opposite result.

“Low. Who in their right mind would vote for him?” a subscriber wrote.

“Multiple people from his own party (who work with him daily) have called him a liar and even a psycho. If that’s not enough to turn you off, then what is...

“He also tackled a kid, doesn’t hold the hose, said woman are lucky they aren’t being met by bullets, cancelled a submarine deal that cost tax payers over $5b, forgot to order vaccines, didn’t bring in ICAC. That’s just off the top of my head.”

Some predicted a ScoMo loss, but were as eager for their prediction to be realised.

“Unfortunately his days are numbered,” one reader wrote.

While others feared the opposite result.

“A remote chance, probably on preferences. But if so, what a disaster for our country...”

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Subscribers have texted in their opinions on ScoMo's chance of hanging on.

Another common response was that it was just too close to call.

“ScoMo could get in by skin of teeth,” one subscriber said.

“It’s 50:50. I don’t think people are educated on how to vote properly,” wrote another.

And others still were “uninspired” by all options.

“Long-time Liberal voter living in a Labor seat. Totally uninspired by Lib, Labor and Greens. Help!”

The opinions on a potential Mr Morrison win follow an also wide-ranging array of responses about Anthony Albanese’s chances.

Maiden has been sharing her exclusive stories and live election updates, and answering subscribers’ questions over text during the election campaign, and subscribers can expect more updates and Q & As now the campaign has entered its final days.

There’s still time to sign up and get a direct line to the press gallery so you can become the ultimate insider when it comes to the federal election.

The texts are free to receive (though message and data rates may apply) and you can stop them at any time. You can reply, but don’t worry, you won’t get messages from everyone else who’s signed up, just Maiden.

You’ll get stories delivered straight to your phone, be texted live updates on major election campaign events, and get exclusive access to chat with one of Canberra’s top insiders.

Subscribers will get live updates on election night, and Maiden will definitely be up for a chat about the result.

FAQs

Will my question(s) actually be answered by Samantha Maiden?

Sam will do her best to answer you directly. However, it’s not always possible to respond to every question. You may find that your question is addressed by Samantha in a text to all subscribers, as other subscribers were asking the same question. Great minds think alike!

Can other people see my texts?

No. This is not a group chat. Only Samantha and a few others in our editorial team will see the messages you send to them. We won’t publish any conversations on news.com.au without your permission.

How often will Samantha text?

It’s totally up to her. Feel free to text Samantha directly and let her know if you want to hear from her more or less.

How do I cancel?

You can text STOP at any time to end all text messages.

Texting guidelines

We encourage healthy, constructive and challenging conversations. We do our best to ensure fairness, but in all cases we reserve the right to suspend and/or ban accounts without notice, for any reason, but particularly to protect our services, our journalists and our readers and community. Here are our 3 simple rules for joining in the text conversation.

• Be respectful – in addressing Samantha and of our other journalists

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