About this episode

The episode discusses the confusion surrounding One Nation's immigration pitch and the dynamics of voter disaffection in Australian politics.

Why has David Farley's and Pauline Hanson's immigration number not matched up — and does it even matter to One Nation's supporters? What do focus groups really say when people explain why they're giving up on the major parties? If many disaffected voters want a left-wing agenda of "taking back what we own," why is it the populist right keeps cutting through?  RedBridge's Alex Fein joins Democracy Sausage to talk about the confusion at the heart of One Nation's immigration pitch, the voters who feel failed by the political class, and why the simplest story is winning.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Kenny

Guest: Alex Fein

Topics covered

• immigration
• populism
• political disaffection
• focus groups
• voter behavior
• One Nation

Keywords

• immigration numbers
• One Nation
• populist right
• disaffected voters
• political class
• focus groups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, RedBridge, Democracy Sausage, The Australian National University

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