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Brian Loughnane's diary

21 September 2013

9:00 AM

21 September 2013

9:00 AM

For me, the worst day of any campaign is election day. After three years of intense, all-consuming activity the phones are quiet. There is nothing more I can do except worry. I visit a couple of marginal seats and examine the faces of those going in to vote. The reports from the booths are good, but I still go through the ‘what-ifs’ in my mind.

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Brian Loughnane was Coalition campaign director at the federal election.

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