The ‘speedo’ beats the Worm as commercial TV catches federal election fever | The Weekly Beast

Seven reveals its latest psephological device as the network makes an early start on election coverage. Plus: Daily Telegraph's tiny correction for big maths fail

The date for the federal election has not been set but that hasn't stopped the Seven network from unveiling its Election Needle, a gimmick resembling a car's speedometer which they say will predict whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton is winning the election.

The network that brought you the Screen of Dreams" and The Panic Station" during the 2022 race between Scott Morrison and Albanese rolled out the Election Needle's first prediction this week.