Media support Mr Rann or expect him to win

On the eve of the state election the local media all recommend to their audiences that Mr Rann (and his government, in case you've only seen material promoting him) should be re-elected.
The Advertiser heads its editorial "Return Labor then put them to the test", but does qualify its endorsement somewhat

THE State Government should be approaching tomorrow's election on the crest of a wave, carrying South Australia with it. This is not the case. A government which has performed consistently well in its four years of power has lost electoral momentum suddenly.

This will not deny Premier Mike Rann and his team a deserved second term. Nor should it deny Labor government in its own right.

It does raise pertinent questions. Have we seen the best of this administration and is it potentially a government in decline?

Time will tell.

The Australian (second editorial) begins by recycling his publicity: " Mike Rann's the man. Labor has earned a second term in South Australia."

In the last paragraph it takes a step back and makes some pertinent comments:

Inevitably, Mr Rann's regime has not been error-free. The health system is in trouble, demonstrated by the Premier's campaign commitment of an extra $400 million for hospitals. Some of his colleagues, notably Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, have made an art of unforced errors, especially in the way he handled an internal ALP dispute that came to involve the Government. And some members of Mr Rann's staff respond by attacking anybody who dares ask difficult questions [emphasis added]. These are all signs that too large a majority could encourage arrogance and inertia in a second-term Rann government. But on the form he has displayed in office, it is impossible to deny Mr Rann another go. Mr Kerin's half-hearted performance as Opposition Leader, and his inability to offer an alternative vision for the state, make Mr Rann the man to lead South Australia for the next four years.

Elsewhere the Tasmanian election seems to have captured more attention but there are interesting comments from Graham Young, who's been doing some research, on Ambit Gambit, while ABC News links to Antony Green's info. Other bloggers have varying opinions: one will vote for Mr Rann because of his haircut or the sexiness of his partner (you guess which), another boldly states (or states in bold) the Premier will win, while another shares my concern about his apparent double standard on environmental matters. The Independent Weekly daily email has a brief summary of some last minute stories while, to its discredit, Crikey has nothing on its public website about SA today , choosing to give the Tassie election a higher priority, though in the subscriber section Christian Kerr has some thoughtful comments, including one about the Premier's vanity.