A continuation of my Twitter log of election comments, mostly but not all under the #ausvotes hashtag. Part one of this digest covered the period to Friday 30 July.

Friday, 30 July 2010:

Looks like the Liberal Democratic Party's website isn't quite launched yet. http://www.ldp.org.au/ #ausvotes
Friday, 30 July 2010 11:49:31 PM

Must say I'm impressed at the number of political parties in this election using @drupal for their websites. #ausvotes
Friday, 30 July 2010 11:53:59 PM

Saturday, 31 July 2010:

A summary of the candidates in my electorate of #Grayndler plus the NSW senate race http://www.rickeyre.com/blog/node/1951 #ausvotes
Saturday, 31 July 2010 12:16:46 AM

Reporting of opinion polls would gain more credibility if Statistical Margin Of Error was mentioned in said reports. #ausvotes
Saturday, 31 July 2010 8:33:54 AM

#ausvotes I've cobbled up a list of some minor party candidates for the senate in NSW http://twitter.com/rickeyre/senate-candidates-nsw
Saturday, 31 July 2010 9:36:52 AM

Sunday, 1 August 2010:

#ausvotes Interesting that quite a few of the smaller groups on the NSW Senate ticket are funnelling preferences through the Lib Dem party..
Sunday, 1 August 2010 8:18:09 PM

...the NSW Lib Dem ticket being led by one Glenn Druery. He of Liberals For Forests 2004, among other senate campaigns. #ausvotes
Sunday, 1 August 2010 8:20:20 PM

Antony Green's 2004 report of NSW senate count. http://bit.ly/9JXEsD Note how Liberals for Forests harvested prefs. LDP could repeat in 2010
Sunday, 1 August 2010 8:32:39 PM

I think I can say the Lib Dems in Aus should not, by any stretch of the imagination, be confused with the Lib Dems in the UK. #ausvotes
Sunday, 1 August 2010 9:04:05 PM

The blog post I write when I'm too tired to write a blog post - "A comic book too far" - http://www.rickeyre.com/blog/node/1952 #ausvotes
Sunday, 1 August 2010 9:35:16 PM

Monday, 2 August 2010:

And the margin of error is... ? RT @bennpackham Essential poll has Labor 54, Coalition 46 on 2pp #ausvotes
Monday, 2 August 2010 2:43:28 PM

See, Labor stopped the boats! RT @joehockey: Just looking at 80 coal ships sitting off Mackay. Didn't Labor promise to end the bottlenecks
Monday, 2 August 2010 4:31:18 PM

Tuesday, 3 August 2010:

Debate? Why argue against debate now? Why argue against debate before? Just do it. #ausvotes
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8:02:28 AM

New from me: "The Raul Julia, featuring Tony Abbott as John Astin" - http://www.rickeyre.com/blog/node/1953 #ausvotes
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 11:53:16 AM

When does ch7 want it? RT @sunriseon7: Gillard still wants debate. 'We'll do it on another night' #sunrisedebate #ausvotes
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 3:34:23 PM

Wednesday, 4 August 2010:

Greens do photo-op at independent Marrickville Cr Thanos' (in photo but not ID'd) dentist surgery. RT @InnerWestNews http://bit.ly/ajgDXl
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 10:25:06 AM

indeed, local #Grayndler Greens candidate @GreenSamByrne is in same pic and not named in article. Strange reporting. http://bit.ly/ajgDXl
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 10:30:10 AM

Err, Anna Bligh has won a general election. RT @sfpAustralia: In NSW, Vic & QLD we’ve unelected Labor Premiers chosen by the party not you.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 1:53:33 PM

I'm enjoying listening to the voice of K.Rudd again. I miss him. #lnl #ausvotes
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 10:13:22 PM

Thursday, 5 August 2010:

"Are we half-way there yet?" - http://www.rickeyre.com/blog/node/1955 #ausvotes
Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:15:06 AM

Why do I find it ironic that @senatoronline hasn't tweeted since July 28? #ausvotes
Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:50:08 AM

Some recommended links and bloggage for election reading - http://www.rickeyre.com/blog/node/1956 #ausvotes
Thursday, 5 August 2010 4:48:46 PM

@senatoronline I would have expected a political party making much of its online presence to be more visible online, not inactive for 8 days
Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:54:57 PM

@senatoronline I would have expected a political party making much of its online presence to be more visible online, not inactive for 8 days
Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:54:57 PM

Friday, 6 August 2010:

Congratulations to @getup, so how will the AEC put today's High Court decision to practice in the next 14.5 days? #ausvotes
Friday, 6 August 2010 12:51:47 PM

RT @GetUp @rickeyre the AEC has 150 staff on standby 2 inform those Australians affected that they will b able 2 vote this election! #HighCourt
Friday, 6 August 2010 12:56:20 PM

@GetUp Thanks. I was one who told you not to do the High Court challenge. Happy to admit that I was wrong!
Friday, 6 August 2010 1:02:12 PM

Saturday, 7 August 2010:

so why didn't JG and KR meet in private, unannounced, film on mobile and video sent as press release? This staging is nonsense! #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 10:49:43 AM

I should add that these stage-managed photo-ops have nothing to do with policy and *should* be totally irrelevant to the election. #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 10:51:15 AM

So Mark Latham is channel 9's (a) Chaser, or (b) Norman Gunston? #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 1:38:06 PM

silly question at this juncture, I know but: what is Tony Abbott doing today? #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 2:07:54 PM

Don Hewitt - the creator of the "60 Minutes" brand - must be spinning in his grave today. #latham #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 2:18:57 PM

NSW election coming soon! RT @julie_posetti Next campaign, I'd like to see the major parties, [...] fund a Cit J campaign bus #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 3:53:31 PM

Anyone willing to frame odds on 60 Minutes pulling the pin on #Latham before he ever goes to air? #ausvotes
Saturday, 7 August 2010 5:23:51 PM

Sunday, 8 August 2010:

Sunday Tele report from the JG campaign trail by @chmharvey, a curious slant on what we witnessed yesterday: http://bit.ly/bhzBEI #ausvotes
Sunday, 8 August 2010 7:54:40 AM

Daily Telegraph? Rooty Hill RSL? Is Speersy the only person in Australia with MC'ing capability? This is oozing with cliches. #ausvotes
Sunday, 8 August 2010 9:05:50 PM

Monday, 9 August 2010:

Margin of error, margin of error, wherefore art thou margin of error? #newspoll #nielsen #galaxy #ausvotes #wsst
Monday, 9 August 2010 7:02:13 AM

JG guest-editing Woman's Day? As well as Fake Julia and Real Julia there has to be a Stunt Double Julia! #ausvotes
Monday, 9 August 2010 7:29:02 AM

@JohnBirmingham If the real M.Latham was on Twitter we'd need to match him to the right cartoonist a la #kanyenewyorkertweets. #ausvotes
Monday, 9 August 2010 9:13:59 AM

Party time for Young Liberals next Monday night! RT @abcqanda Tony Abbott has just confirmed he'll be joining #qanda next Monday!
Monday, 9 August 2010 4:52:26 PM

Tuesday, 10 August 2010:

Communist Alliance person spots me wearing Jets beanie, reaches through crowd with flyer saying "I follow Newtown too. Take this." #ausvotes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 7:53:45 AM

...which is ironic considering Newtown RLFC's rusted-on connections to the ALP. #ausvotes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 7:54:47 AM

Did the ABC offer a live feed to Sky News of #qanda? So their complaint about the Rooty Hill lockout is... ? #ausvotes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 5:41:01 PM

More Murdoch-sponsored democracy: the "First Inner West Courier Great #Grayndler Debate" (no online link yet I think) #ausvotes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 9:05:32 PM

The said FIWCGGD is set for 6pm Wed Aug 18 Marrickville Town Hall per @greensambyrne (only #Grayndler candidate on Twitter AFAIK) #ausvotes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 9:24:57 PM

Wednesday, 11 August 2010:

#ausvotes #grayndler "Lib-Labor spat over preferences" - Inner West Courier: http://bit.ly/bhlVyT
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 1:47:32 PM

acc to Wikipedia, #Rooty Hill was named by Governor King as it reminded him of a hill on Norfolk Island which was, er, rooty
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 5:35:48 PM

actually, it wouldn't surprise me if Gov.King announced the Parramatta-Epping rail link at the #Rooty Hill naming ceremony in 1803
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 6:07:08 PM

Thursday, 12 August 2010:

The Tele's reportage of the #Rooty Hill mega focus group is like its reportage of the NRL. Oozng with conflict of interest. #ausvotes
Thursday, 12 August 2010 7:02:08 AM

I think we need a full and frank debate on the NBN televised exclusively by NBN. #ausvotes
Thursday, 12 August 2010 9:37:16 AM

Libs the only party whose candidate can't make next Wednesday's #Grayndler debate. Inner West Courier - http://bit.ly/amFNPA #ausvotes
Thursday, 12 August 2010 9:59:15 AM

19yo uni student has Liberal campaign launch in beer garden. Not The Onion but Inner West Courier http://bit.ly/dkom02 #grayndler #ausvotes
Thursday, 12 August 2010 10:08:18 AM

Latham and Abbott in the same room. Now where's my copy of "From The Suburbs" again? #ausvotes
Thursday, 12 August 2010 11:16:50 AM

Friday, 13 August 2010:

If two politicans debate about a forest, will there be any sound? #ausvotes
Friday, 13 August 2010 12:01:11 PM

Not so far for Mark Latham to travel. RT @abcqanda On Monday, we're heading out to Casula for a special with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Friday, 13 August 2010 2:56:17 PM

Trust the Socialist Equality Party to remind us that election day is the 70th anniversary of the murder of Leon Trotsky #ausvotes
Friday, 13 August 2010 5:14:05 PM

An #ausvotes #ff of #Grayndler candidates on Twitter: @greensambyrne and... er, that's it I think.
Friday, 13 August 2010 5:55:45 PM

Saturday, 14 August 2010:

Candidates for #Warringah talk to The Manly Daily about local transport issues. Guess who didn't reply - http://bit.ly/bJdlCP #ausvotes
Saturday, 14 August 2010 10:04 AM