DONKEY: LATEST NEWSPOLL (Oct 30)
The latest Newspoll is out in The Australian. The Coalition has taken 4 points off Labor’s TPP lead and Prime Minister John Howard has also had some personal victories, with his satisfaction rating going up 4 points and he also moved 4 points up in Preferred PM…
I think I am seeing a trend here, today’s special number is 4.
Labor still hold a commanding lead but this newspoll puts the Coalition in its best position since Kevin Rudd took over as Labor leader at the end of 2006, which at least must be a small reason for joy on the conservative side of politics.
This Coalition resurgence also took place during a relatively lacklustre week for the Coalition with most commentators awarding Week 2 to Kevin Rudd.
PRIMARY VOTE
Coaltion - 42% (Up 4%)
Labor - 48% (Down 3%)
TWO PARTY PREFERRED
Coaltion - 46% (Up 4%)
Labor - 54% (Down 4%)
PREFERRED PRIME MINISTER
John Howard - 41% (Up 4%)
Kevin Rudd - 48% (Down 2%)
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Other features of the poll are…
- Who do you think is more capable of managing Australia’s economy as Federal Treasurer?
- If elected on Nov 24, which of the following do you trust more to deliver the tax cuts recently announced as part of their election tax packages?
- Which of John Howard or Kevin Rudd do you think is most capable of keeping interest rates lower?
- The Reserve Bank will consider interest rates at its meeting on November 6th. If the Reserve Bank were to increase interest rates, would this make you more likely or less likely to vote for the Coalition at the Federal election, or would it make no difference to the way you vote?
Follow the link below for the results of those questions.
NEWSPOLL LINK: Coalition halves Labor lead
