Scott Morrison believes in miracles, always has, always will and doesn’t care who knows it.
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The re-elected Prime Minister, vindicated by the election result and delivered more authority and power than any modern Liberal leader, has kept his victory promise to a minimum in keeping with his campaign.
He intends to “get down to work” to because he “has a lot of work to do” and didn’t make any extravagant promises or throw out any broad visions — why should he? His austere, economic message, devoid of big promises and appealing to “the quiet Australians” has worked spectacularly.
The daggy dad was daggy to the end and the crowd and electorate loved it.
Morrison said this election has created a “new benchmark” for campaigning and appealing to ordinary people in clear message for the so-called Labor machine which has a superior ground game, more volunteers, more money and more “vision”.
Morrison didn’t just beat Labor in this election. He beat the Zeitgeist, the vibe and the emotional appeals while leaving Clive Palmer and the Greens failing to live up to expectations.
Bill Shorten’s political career ended last night but Morrison’s is just beginning.
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