Hanson draws a mixed crowd out west
Pauline Hanson got a split response on a Western Australia visit this week, with supporters and critics both turning out.
Pauline Hanson's swing through Western Australia drew a mixed response this week, with the crowd split between supporters who came to back her and others who came to make their objections heard.
A mixed reception is about the most ordinary thing in politics. It usually means the visit landed somewhere that already had strong views, and both sides decided to show up on the day.
What it tells you
A quiet, friendly turnout means the message is preaching to the converted. A genuinely mixed one means the visit reached past the base and into a room that was not already sold. For a touring politician, the second is usually the more useful day, even if it is the louder one.
There is no sign the trip changed anyone's vote on the spot. That is not really what these visits are for. They are about being seen in the places that decide elections, and on that measure the day did its job.
Compiled from Australian news reports.
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