Ehmm, Julia Gillard can I have a word?

I wanted you to know something; I do not like you.

I have tried, I really have, but I haven't had any success. There are certainly things that I can respect about you. I appreciate that you are Australia's first female Prime Minister. Considering that little over 200 years ago women weren’t even enfranchised, this is an amazing, inspiring feat. I also respect how well media trained you are, although this is more thanks to your media team then yourself. I also very much liked you calling Tony Abbott “naïve”. Honestly, those are the only things that I can think of.

There are too many reasons that I don’t like you. It does not matter what you tell me about Kevin Rudd, I am physically pained thinking about your mutiny. I do not care if he was an autocratic leader, I do not care if his policies were misguided or not well justified and I certainly do not care that he did not have the support of the factions. Here’s the thing Gillard, you betrayed Kevin Rudd in a big, unforgivable way. You opened my eyes to a side of politics, a side of my party, that I hate.

I have some other issues that I would like to discuss with you. For instance, I don’t appreciate the “race to the middle” on policies. I’m tired of hearing “moving forward.” Also when you explained that people smugglers are “evil people” I was on the verge of repeatedly hitting my head against the wall. Really Gillard? It physically pains me that someone that close minded is running my country.

I have been told that my view on politics is anything but “pragmatic” (*shudder*). Unfortunately this is how I feel Gillard and I doubt there is anything you can do to change this.

What I would like you to know is that I will be voting Labor on election day. But unlike the rest of the country, my vote will not be based on party leadership (heaven knows who I’d give my vote to if that was the case). I will vote Labor because I genuinely want the candidate for my electorate to win. I will be ticking Chris Cumming’s box because, unlike yourself, I will be illustrating solidarity through supporting my party’s members.

Good luck Gillard. I sure hope you win this election or you are going to have a hell of a lot of regrets.