Thread by @DrVicFielding

It’s Election Day #savotes! Full moon overnight and turned the radio on to find ‘living on a prayer’ playing - good sign. Already hearing reports of aggressive security guards guarding booths covered early in Liberal signage overnight. It’s going to be a long day. Follow here👇🏻

On my way to my booth, helping mum @KayRollison and @catrollison set up a booth in Dunstan. The booth is St Peters - where I grew up. A supposably safe Lib seat held by Premier Marshall. My friend @CressidaOHanlon has had a huge crack at it - watch this seat! Got a good feeling.

I’m all set up at the booth in marginal Elder - Ascot Park. Candidate in Elder is the amazing Nadia Clancy who has been campaigning > 2 years. It’s a must win seat. Exciting vibe. Also a shared booth with Labor MP Jayne Stinson. There are wonderful Labor women everywhere today.

Just met an ambo. If you haven’t been following SA election, you’ll have missed that we’re in the midst of an ambulance crisis - people are dying waiting over an hour for ambulances. It’s really scary. It’s heroes like this we rely on and we need them to be resourced properly!

There seems to be debate going on about whether volunteers at booths should be wearing masks. Voters have to. Everyone at my booth is. Here’s Liberal Federal MP for Sturt - James Stevens - handing out for Marshall in Dunstan without a mask. Liberals never took covid seriously 😷

Just heard something weird. Apparently @SAElectoralCom have told people in seat of King they can’t park their chalked cars near the booth. Chalk is in support of ambos who were ordered to remove chalk from ambulances. This ruling is way outside ECSA’a remit - private vehicles!

State of play for this election is Labor needs to flip 5 seats to win govt. Huge ask. The polls are suggesting a swing, but we know polls can be inaccurate and also the swing has to happen in just the right places! Marginal seats to watch are King, Adelaide, Elder and Newland.

Another seat to watch is Davenport. It is currently held by a Lib MMAM (mediocre middle aged man) who is so boring I can’t remember his name. Margin of 9%. Erin Thompson is local mayor and has worked tirelessly on this campaign - it’s hilly so that’s extra work! Could be wildcard

This afternoon I’m going to be volunteering for Rhiannon Pearce in ultra marginal King. Another must win seat with an incredible Labor woman! I got to know Rhi through Labor Women Network and she’s the real deal. Smart, confident and kind ❤️ So hope she wins King!

Ummm, not sure about this one. If someone could explain 🧐

Speaking of Labor leader Peter Malinauskas, just want to say how impressive his campaign has been. I knew Pete when we went to Adelaide Uni together (typical Adelaide) and he’s always seemed like a future Premier - even back then. Wish him all the best today!

https://twitter.com/pmalinauskasmp/status/1483363716880269322

Another seat to watch is Gibson. Held on a solid 10% by Liberal Corey Wingard, but Labor’s Sarah Andrews is making him work for it! Very proud to have helped campaign for Sarah - a great unionist and feminist. Another seat to watch - go you good thing!

On the running theme of Labor’s amazing candidates, another Labor Woman Network friend I’m so proud of for her tireless campaign in my home seat of Adelaide is Lucy Hood. On a mission to flip a couple of hundred votes, been happy to help (with my daughter Lottie!). Go @LucyHood!

You might think I’ve run out of seats to watch which also have amazing female candidates but I’m still going! The most marginal seat in the state is Newland. Great to have a young-gun Olivia Savvas showing how it’s done. Labor needs this seat to win government.

Still going with key seats! Catherine Hutchesson in Waite has been leading a grassroots charge to flip seat to Labor for first time in decades. Again big margin but some weird stuff going on with ex-Lib turned independent Sam Duluk (‘drunken pest’) running against Libs. Go Cathy!

Ok, so it’s 3pm. Three hours left. I would love to be able to give you an insight into the on-the-ground ‘vibe’ but it’s just impossible to tell. I’ve done this too many times to think anything can be deciphered from poker faced voters walking into booths. Anything could happen!

Just heard there are six Liberal volunteers handing out HTVs for Marshall in Kensington - overkill. Doesn’t get bluer than Kensington. Apparently they’ve flown in from Victorian Liberals to help out. Suggests the Premier is feeling at least a little stressed in his own seat? 🧐

And that’s a wrap. Polls are closed. Time for a drink and then incessant refreshing of 👇🏻
abc.net.au/news/elections…

Having a well earned beer with @JamesDimasWKYZ who has been awake for 22 hours! 😂