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Abbott is pragmatic and will do what's best, unlike Labor who have only served up Latham, Gillard and Rudd in recent times, what a bunch of no hopers..........and at our expense to boot.
Not really
I wonder how long it will take for the Abbott disappointment to set in should he win. All those voters told what he will do, but since half of it is a 180 degree turn from other stuff he's said, it's hard to really get an idea of what will happen. I suppose it will depend on who squeals loudest and gets the greatest support from the MSM.
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Abbott is pragmatic and will do what's best, unlike Labor who have only served up Latham, Gillard and Rudd in recent times, what a bunch of no hopers..........and at our expense to boot.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/08/10/18/45/abbott-leads-women-switch-off-rudd-pollThe coalition's election lead over Labor has stretched to six percentage points, according to a new poll, in an apparent confirmation of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's underdog claims.
The poll of 2,908 people conducted by ReachTEL for the Seven Network on Saturday afternoon gives the coalition a 53-47 per cent two-party lead over Labor
It's the biggest gap since Mr Rudd reclaimed the top job in June.
The ALP's primary vote has fallen by more than half a point to 36.9 per cent, while the coalition has jumped 1.2 to 46.9 per cent, according to the poll.
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott now enjoys a six percentage point lead as preferred prime minister with 53 per cent over Mr Rudd's 47 per cent.
Mr Abbott could have female voters to thank for the lift - women now favour Mr Abbott over Mr Rudd by 51 percentage points to 49.
I couldn't access that link, Calliope. Could you copy and paste the relevant parts or provide a different link?
Was there another question which said "If an election were to be held today who would you vote for?"
I'm asking because Radio National several times during Breakfast said the latest Newspoll showed Labor's primary vote down to 35%.
Rudd and Labor are going backwards in the election campaign as the Coalition's primary vote continues to climb and Tony Abbott's personal approval rises.
While the Prime Minister remains the nation's preferred leader, the Opposition Leader has significantly narrowed the gap as preferred prime minister since the election campaign began from 14 points to nine points.
Labor's primary vote is at its lowest - and dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister at its highest - since Mr Rudd returned to the party leadership six weeks ago.
According to the latest Newspoll, conducted exclusively for The Australian on the weekend, the Coalition's primary vote support of 46 per cent, up two percentage points in the past week, is at a three-month high. Labor's 35 per cent, down two points since the beginning of the formal campaign last week, is back to where it was when Mr Rudd removed Julia Gillard as leader. The Greens' primary vote continues to oscillate between 9 per cent and 11 per cent.
Based on preference flows at the 2010 election, the two-party-preferred vote is steady on a winning lead for the Coalition of 52 per cent to Labor's 48 per cent.
The Newspoll survey also showed that 54 per cent of voters expect the Coalition to win the election while 26 per cent think Labor will win.
+ 1. Yes Abbott did well with that response rather than start jumping up and down and calling Rudd a cheat. He blamed his staff for not telling him about the rules. OMG.Tony Abbott on Rudd's note cheating..
"The problem with the Prime Minister last night was not that he was reading from notes, it was more that the notes weren't worth reading, that was the problem last night."
Nice one Tony.
Tony Abbott on Rudd's note cheating..
"The problem with the Prime Minister last night was not that he was reading from notes, it was more that the notes weren't worth reading, that was the problem last night."
Nice one Tony.
The Australian had Abbott a clear winner last night and he did it without notes. Good on him.
Considering it's the Australian it's not surprising they declared Abbott the winner
Considering it's the Australian it's not surprising they declared Abbott the winner
There was no decisive blow so we will refrain from naming a winner, except to say that in the contest of ideas in this election, there is everything still to play for.
Very interesting response from Christopher Pyne in relation to the GST on Q&A tonight.
Even though a tax review under the Coalition would include the GST, he stated there would be no change to the GST under an Abbott Government.
Is this the John Howard 1996 never-ever tactic revisited or has there been a deal done between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull at some point during the next term should the Coalition win office.
Otherwise it's resembled an episode of children squabbling.
That table's not complete. The Coalition for example has also announced savings in superannuation. The start up date for TA's PPLS has also not been announced.Interesting analysis on macrobusiness yesterday regarding the potential budget black hole for Tony. Seems a bit more realistic that Labors $70B
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