After eight long weeks of campaigning, we have at last arrived at the eve of the election.
Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are in their final day on the hustings. Excitement is peaking. The sausage on bread is only one sleep away.
And Australia will soon know who democracy will appoint to lead our country for the next three years (well, theoretically).
But what are Aussies actually thinking? The final polls out today show we’ve put Labor and the Liberals essentially neck-and-neck on a two party preferred basis. A hung parliament is a real possibility.
So in our time of need for some sense of certainty, we made the only logical decision we could: ask Tinder.
Now, I’d never actually used Tinder before (I’ve been out of the dating game for a long time) but creating an account for 24 hours to talk politics seems appropriate. Because #journalism.
Guys aren’t turned off by an opening line that includes the word ‘election’, right?
Surely, surely, the hook-up app will be brimming with informed Australians who have meticulously pored over party policies ahead of polling day.
And surely, while they have booty on their minds, they’d be eager to reflect on their country’s future with me.
I asked all my matches who they thought would win the election.
And I’ve gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised by many of the responses.
Watch Leigh Sales tell Bill Shorten to “wrap it up”. Basically how we feel about this election. Post continues after video….