"The bad odour of defeat"

The Hive has pointed us in the direction of Transtasman. And in the "Capital Talk" section of the latest Transtasman, we find this:

" The bad odour of pending electoral defeat may be hanging around the Labour-led coalition, though defeat is not a word to be uttered in the presence of Helen Clark. However other political leaders have sniffed the breeze, and know which way it is blowing. United Future’s Peter Dunne says the election is “National’s for the losing” and ACT’s Rodney Hide says “it’s a done deal” there will be a change of Govt this year......"

Hat-tip: The Hive