Will Clive Palmer be the next Trump?

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Will Clive Palmer be the next Trump?

Post by NineBerry » Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:43 am

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Re: Will Clive Palmer be the next Trump?

Post by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:53 pm

As I said in the Straya thread, he is regarded as a buffoon by the vast majority of Australians...
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Re: Will Clive Palmer be the next Trump?

Post by NineBerry » Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:07 pm

JimC wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:53 pm
As I said in the Straya thread, he is regarded as a buffoon by the vast majority of Australians...
Just like Trump was.

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Post by JimC » Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:18 pm

Clive has had several tilts at political power, and was trashed in the polls every time.

Besides, we're Australians, not Americans... :tea:
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Post by pErvinalia » Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:32 pm

Yeah, he's widely considered a buffoon. He's failed every time he's tried this in the past.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:09 am

We used to say that sort of thing about Farage. A wealthy fringe loon. Now his party is polling higher than the govt or opposition.
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:52 am

Palmer looks like Jabba the Hut and has zero charisma.
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Post by Svartalf » Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:01 am

I find him highly charismatic compared to Darth Elon
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