It seems that the Mandarins who hold the levers of power within the Australian Labor party are convinced that the leadership spat between Gillard and Rudd is terminal to the chances of the party retaining it's hold on power.
As things stand, Gillard is being edged to bring on a vote before Rudd accumulates sufficient support for a successful challenge, but a win either way would achieve nothing ! It would simply lead to a new round of tactical battles and it is these that are slowly squeezing the life out of Labor's standing in the community.
The whispers from the " Worm-Hole " into the inner accesses of power reveal that the stage is being set for a new scenario to emerge when the gauntlet of challenge is laid down, and this will hinge on the present vote distribution - about a third each held by both Rudd and Gillard - with that final third undecided.
The Mandarins will then move to convince their people that the only way to avoid disaster is to bring forth a new charismatic leader and consign the Rudd/Gillard controversy to the history books - and that new leader has not only been selected, but a bold and imaginative plan is ready to be put in place to galvanise politics.
The new face of Labor politics will be - Bill Shorten.
Shorten has all the attributes that enabled Rudd to swing the voters behind him back in 2007, and defeat an established prime minister who was delivering good government. Both are good looking, youngish men with an articulate style of delivering a message. Shorten will be groomed to deliver a new policy based on " shock and awe ".
The Mandarins contend that all Labor's problems revolve around their need to go into coalition with the Greens when the voters delivered a hung parliament. The issues forced on them by the Greens are the issues that the general public feel uncomfortable with - and Shorten will dump those policies and chart a new course, which it is hoped will return that lost support.
It is a highly risky plan. It means open warfare with the Greens and a broken alliance, but then that is part of the strategy. If Shorten can deliver a bold new plan that grabs public attention he may gain the impetus to take the issue to the nation and win a new election. This whole strategy rests on revitalising Labor - at the expense of both the Greens and the Liberal/National coalition.
The Mandarins are risking everything on the ability of Shorten to deliver a message - and for that message to deliver the goods - and reinvigorate the party.
It is a " big ask " - but then those at the other end of this " Worm-Hole " see nothing but disaster in allowing the present mess to continue !
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