South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson expects “dirty tricks” and “criminal activities” from the Gamers4Croydon campaign as the political battle for his seat heats up Down Under.

Speaking once again [URL=http://au.gamespot.com/pages/news/story.php?sid=6246654&skipmc=1]to GameSpot[/URL], Atkinson said he assumes that the opposition party will result to such tactics because that is, “What I’ve come to expect from gamers.”

He continued:

[INDENT]Regardless, I think they will struggle to get even 1 percent of the votes, and their campaign will actually discredit the public campaign in support for R18+ rather than enhance its chances.

[/INDENT]Atkinson further slammed Gamers4Croydon for not having announced a candidate yet and said that he sees no evidence of local support for the party, though he did add that the existence of Gamers4Croydon has inspired him to begin campaigning earlier than normal.

Gamers4Croydon’s head David Doe [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/01/18/gamers-4-croydon-duo-discuss-state-campaign]again inferred[/URL] that his party has “several candidates” in the pipeline, but refused to reveal further details. He did answer Atkinson’s accusations however:

[INDENT]As for Atkinson, it's not surprising he'd say something like that. It's a completely ridiculous statement. This is a serious issue and we're running a serious campaign. We don't need to use dirty tricks. What's more, I know the party is picking up momentum because more and more people have heard about us when we approach them.

[/INDENT]Gamers4Croydon will need to receive 1.0% of the vote to receive a seat in Parliament, which Doe indicated would not pose a problem.

[I]|Thanks Ryan and Adrian!|[/I]

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