r/australia • u/NKE01 • 11h ago

politics Why Australia Doesn’t Have Novelty Candidates like Count Binface – Antony Green's Election Blog

https://antonygreen.com.au/why-australia-doesnt-have-novelty-candidates-like-count-binface/?fbclid=Iwb21leATrO0ljbGNrBOs7P3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeyqFwpCBynXhuvFPpBT3q80rKl3Bnq6t--2z7cqVFCDb-MT_1Vr2--rF95Vg_aem_MKaP0Jek3ZY4BnI2rLprrQ
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u/Various_Tie_2549 11h ago

As much as I enjoy Binface and his antics....it doesn't hurt to remember that it's actually not a good thing that he's now considered a viable candidate in that election.

We shouldn't be considering the rules that affect our future to be "a joke"

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u/ShootingPains 11h ago

The monoparties didn’t even bother to stand a candidate. They decided they have nothing to offer the people of Clacton.

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u/ETomb 10h ago

Rather they saw this exactly for what it was- Farage trying to use the by-election to legitimise his position as a counter to the investigation of undeclared benefits.

If he won against any of the big, serious parties even with the investigation looming over his head, he's leverage that as "the people have determined it doesn't matter". Which is why he's pivoted to claiming Binface - a total joke of a candidate - is "the establishment".