samenome<p>Dear Tony Lupton and Michael Danby. I see that you'd like Josh Burns anfrom the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ALP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALP</span></a> to win <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Macnamara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macnamara</span></a>. <br>OK. (I'd prefer the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> to win it, but ... whatevs).<br>I see you're really worried that the preferences might edge Josh out, and that you want people to vote "1. ALP ..." rather than "1. Green, 2.ALP"</p><p>I see your problem. But really, sidling up to Advance ain't the way to go. I'll give you a hint: how has sidling up to NewsCorp gone? It isn't good, is it? They have no friends for a reason. You are not their friend. They are not yours.</p><p>Here is my <br>Home Remedy for the <br>Prevention of Greens Votes:<br>1. Act on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>.<br>2. Help <a href="https://aus.social/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugees</span></a> and the poor.<br>3. Do something to protect <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a>.</p><p>You don't need to go full on dictatorship-of-the-proletariat. Do those three (actually, for many Greens voters, just the top one would do) and Josh keeps his seat. No wukkas.</p><p>So simple. Not a biggie, not difficult, definitely not 3D Chess. Put the sock puppets away you bloody gooses.</p>