The Liberal Party's Andrew Robb once again makes us laugh as he attacks GetUP!
He forgot to factor in the high non-response rate of Coalition candidates in some electorates. If candidates didn't register their responses to the questionnaire it would be nigh impossible for the online computerised How Should I Vote? program to throw up their names in response.
Something that everyone on the NSW North Coast who tried this program would be well aware of, as local Nationals candidates also appear to have ignored this possibility.
When Andrew Robb couldn't get the computer program to advise him to vote for himself, he ran to the media with: "This outrageous website is likely to deceive thousands of voters, especially young voters who are genuinely seeking information from the internet".
The response was measured.
"Getup! executive director Brett Solomon said most Liberal candidates and the party had not submitted policy details for the site, meaning they were listed randomly after those who did.
"The system itself does not allow for parties that don't complete the form to have a rating because there's no data," he said."
Truly Andrew, you've excelled yourself at introducing last minute red herrings this week.
GetUp! didn't shoot you in the foot - you did that all by yourself.
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