Never mention any negative side of self
One of the most common techniques embraced by politicians is to ignore any positive attributes found in opponents and to loudly decry their negative traits and failings，whilst simultaneously denying the existence of any flaws or negative aspects present in one's own character or set of beliefs.Australian politicians are also forever attributing failed or unpopular policies to the folly and mismanagement of their opponents，while at the same time they proudly sign their names to successful（or seemingly successful）policies.For example，in his speech Howard posits that the blame for the current economic recession can be laid entirely at the feet of the previous Labor government，while the budget surplus can apparently be attributed solely to the endeavours of his own government.
Never let any Australian forget that Labor had 13 years to provide protection against the ravages of what we now experiencing.And what did Labor leave us？Labor left us，despite all the protestations of Mr Beazley and Mr Keating，a deficit of$10.5 billion and we turned that into a surplus a year ahead of schedule.
Labor gave the Australian people the highest interest rates since the 1930s，and in the two-and-a-half years that the Coalition has been in office we have reduced interest rates to the tune of$320 a month for the average Australian family buying a home.
The only thing Howard neglects to mention here is that the budget surplus was achieved as a result of thousands of job losses，and massive cuts to government spending on education，health and other such key areas.Instead，he concentrates only on foregrounding the positive side of his government's economic achievements.
Beazley also makes full use of the political opportunities this technique provides.
Our opponents like to call themselves good economic managers.It is just as well they think so，because no-one else would，with annual economic growth down by 1%on average，a$30 billion increase in foreign debt，and job creation in their first 30 months running at less than half the level achieved in Labor's last 30 years.
Here Beazley lavishes attention upon the nation's slower economic growth under the Coalition government，but completely ignores the impact that the current world economic situation has upon the national economy.Despite the education and experience of both leaders，they choose not to tell the truth，but to resort to cheap political opportunism and scapegoating.