Would I be able to do the job? I believe that I could," she said on Monday."I do believe I have the ability, but it's another year and a half outside of an election," she said.Senator Hanson said she had not ruled out vying for a lower house seat ahead of the next election.In last year's federal election, One Nation received about 6 per cent of the national vote.Yet in the year to date, the party has passed the Coalition and now Labor in the polls, collected more primary votes than the Liberals in the recent South Australian election and won its first seat in the Farrer by-election.Griffith University political scientist Sarah Cameron said the conditions that have led to the rise of the party had been brewing for decades."Political partisanship for the major parties has reached record lows in recent elections … people are feeling increasingly detached," Dr Cameron said."Another long-term trend is growing voter volatility That has gradually declined.Dr Cameron said short-term factors in election campaigns, including issues and party leaders, were now more important."It's no longer the case people have determined their vote far in advance," she said."This creates a lot of unpredictability to determine what might happen at the next election."But declining trust and sentiment toward the two major parties alone aren't enough to return a significant result for minor parties or independents, Dr Cameron said."This isn't something that has just been seen in Australia … it's been observed around the world."