Australian election: Project to organize ‘mourning’ over Anthony Albanese’s ‘disaster’ first week

Channel 10’s left-leaning current affairs presenter suggests the Project is ‘in mourning’ after the horrifying first week of the Labor election campaign by Anthony Albanese, a media commentator announced.

Mr Albanese had a shaky start last Monday when he was unable to state the unemployment rate or the cash rate during a press conference, sending support for the opposition falling from 38% to 34 % while Coalition’s support increased slightly from 34. to 35%, according to a poll by Resolve Strategic.

Speaking on The Sunday Project, presenter Lisa Wilkinson expressed disbelieving that after a strong start for the Labor Party, a week of campaigning could ‘wipe three years of life experience’ out of those. ‘lies’ and ‘possible lies’ from Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Sky News Australia presenter Chris Kenny on Monday said Project organizers were blinded by polls in favor of Morrison because they were spending so much time at work[ing] themselves become foam with… personal attacks on ‘PM.

Comments: The left-leaning current affairs presenter of Channel 10 suggests the Project is ‘in mourning’ after a terrifying first week of Labor election campaign by Anthony Albanese, a political activist. Media commentators have claimed. (Image: Hamish Macdonald and Lisa Wilkinson)

He argued that from their left-wing perspective, it would be unthinkable for anyone to re-elect Mr Morrison in place of Mr Albanese, even though surveys suggest this is a real possibility.

Sophie Elsworth, The Australian’s media writer, told Kenny: ‘Well, look, I think they’re really regretting The Project.

‘You can see, they’ve had to go home crying every night since this election campaign started. At least it was a disaster for Anthony Albanese. ‘

The numbers game: Mr Albanese (pictured April 12) got off to a shaky start last Monday when he was unable to state the unemployment rate or the cash rate in a press conference, leading to support Opposition fell from 38 to 34 per cent while Coalition support rose slightly from 34 to 35 per cent, according to a Resolve Strategic poll.

Her view: Speaking on The Sunday Project, presenter Lisa Wilkinson (left) expressed disbelieving that after a strong start for Labor, a campaigning week could ‘wipe out three’ years of life experience’ of ‘liars’ and ‘probable lies’ from Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right)

The project has long been accused of being left-wing bias, with one top television commentator saying last year its ‘sober’ agenda pushed viewers away.

Rob McKnight, a former Channel 10 executive who now runs TV industry website Blackbox, said in August 2021: ‘The project has been very awakening and that doesn’t connect with mainstream Australia. ‘

McKnight told Daily Mail Australia: “My view is that most Australians are centre-right in their politics, which is why talkback does so well.

Response: Sky News Australia presenter Chris Kenny (right) on Monday said Project organizers were blindsided by polls in favor of Morrison because they had been working for so long.[ing] themselves become foam with… personal attacks on ‘PM. Australian Sophie Elsworth (left) replied: “I think they’re mourning at The Project… They’ve had to go home and cry every night since this election campaign started.”

‘But the Project veers too far to the left and doesn’t reflect Betty from Bankstown or Irene from Ipswich. It really feels inside of Melbourne and is irrelevant. ‘

He said the presenters were all ‘fantastic talent’, but at some point the show just ‘disconnected’ from the mainstream – ‘and that kills any brand’.

McKnight, who has worked for all three commercial television networks, went on to say that The Project once rose above its weight by setting up weekly news programming.

But these days ‘no one cares anymore’.

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