Wentworth
Easson released his own analysis of the 2006 redistribution, titled "Wentworth: Turnball's Darkness At Noon" In this he concluded that "if Turnbull saw the prize of Wentworth as a vehicle to become prime minister he is likely to be sadly mistaken." This is due to the movement of Wentworth into areas such as Darlinghurst; broadening the area's scope to a large gay and typically Green community. The report appeared to be a boost for the 2007 Labor nominee George Newhouse in usurping the Liberal stronghold on the seat. According to Easson, the statistics show that Wentworth is now "a true marginal", with the area slowly shifting toward Labor.
Malcolm Turnbull replied to the report in the Australian Jewish News saying that "there are no new insights in it. It isn't a piece of research it's an essay, a bit of speculation." He didn't dismiss Easson's argument that the Labor Party was making inroads in Wentworth, however he did say that Easson and the Party's assumption that homosexuals would automatically vote for Labor was "arrogance" on their behalf.
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