Article 6F700 People power and a tsunami of ads: the yes voice campaign’s last-ditch effort for an unlikely victory

People power and a tsunami of ads: the yes voice campaign’s last-ditch effort for an unlikely victory

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Josh Butler
from World news | The Guardian on (#6F700)

Can the campaign for the Indigenous voice defy the polls and climb the goat track' of victory?

The yes campaign plans to staff every polling booth in the country with volunteers advocating for the voice, hoping their sheer numbers of supporters - and a renewed messaging focus on the consequences of a no vote on Indigenous Australians - can be enough to counter a no campaign that holds the advantage.

But despite talk in some quarters of the vote already being lost, voice supporters hope a final fortnight - including a tsunami of ads, an enormous pre-poll effort and the effects of the much-dissected vibe" - will combine to carry the first referendum success in 46 years.

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