The Greens are forecasting a landslide victory for Liberal in the seat of Southern Highlands despite giving its preferences to Labor.
Greens candidate Jim Clark said encumbent Peta Seaton was the favourite ahead of Labor candidate Noeline Brown and that preferences would not play a factor in tomorrow's State Election.
"I don't think they (preferences) will play a big part in this election," Mr Clark said.
"Peta is still the favourite by a long way."
Mr Clark said it was hard to predict how he would go but there was no doubt in his mind the Greens would have increased its vote since the 1999 election.
"We will greatly increase our vote but it's hard to predict the percentage," Mr Clark said.
However, he said he was confident there would be two, possibly three, extra Greens representatives in the Upper House after the election.
"The campaign has gone well and we've had a lot more interest this time round," he said.
"The media has also been a lot more interested in the Greens than last time."
But Mr Clark believes the war in Iraq will be in the minds of the voters when it comes time to make decisions on who to put back into power.
"It has made a lot of people angry what the Government is doing," Mr Clark said.
"It's a shadow hanging over this election and will have an influence on what people do."
As the bombs began falling on Baghdad, Ms Seaton advised voters they needed to keep focus on local issues.
"It's very important people think carefully what happens on Saturday," Ms Seaton said.
"They need to keep their decision on Saturday separate from the events happening in the world because on Monday we will still take our children to school and will travel on unsafe trains."
She said Bob Carr had eight years to fix the problems such as class sizes and policing but nothing had been done until the past couple of weeks.
Ms Seaton said she had been working hard during the past four years to solve local problems and would continue to do so.
Labor candidate Noeline Brown admitted her chances this time round looked more favourable than it did four years ago when she stood against Ms Seaton.
"People are taking me more seriously and the perception has changed," Ms Brown said.
"Four years ago I was known as a well-known actor, now I'm known as not only an actor but someone with political aspirations."
The reason Ms Brown believed she should be voted into parliament was because a voice in the State Government would do more for the Southern Highlands than someone in the opposition.
"Bob Carr is a fine premier and I think everyone would agree he's done the best for the State during the past eight years," she said. "There is a lot more to be done and he will do it if he's voted in for the third term."
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