Life after Natasha
The Federal Democrats have stood in angry defiance of the predictions of pundits that the party is dead in the water, following the announcement by Democrats Senator Natasha Stott Despoya that she will not be contesting the next election. The weekend announcement by the only remaining Democrats Senator that was expected to hold onto her seat has some analysts questioning who would benefit from the demise of the democrats. Meanwhile Democrats leader, Senator Lynn Allison has told The Wire that any announcements of the death of the Democrats are greatly exaggerated. More from her in a minute. But first, Flinders University political analyst Professor Dean Jeasch gave his assessment on whether the Democrats are really dead now that Stott Despoya has taken herself out of the race.