Lateline has reported that tomorrow’s Newspoll will show Labor leading 57-43 on two-party preferred. However, the big news from the survey comes from the preferred prime minister ratings: Rudd 70 per cent, Nelson 9 per cent.
UPDATE: The Australian’s graphic here. Note the question on the stolen generations apology, which puts overall support at 64 per [...]
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Newspoll: 57-43
Monday, February 18, 2008 – 10:53 pm
Morgan: 62.5-37.5
Friday, February 15, 2008 – 7:00 pm
Roy Morgan’s fourth published poll of the Rudd era has produced a result similar to the first two, after a slight improvement for the Coalition at the third. Labor’s two-party lead has increased to 62.5-37.5 from 60-40 at the previous face-to-face poll; their primary vote is up from 49 per cent to 54 per cent, [...]
Forty-second parliament: open thread
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 – 12:36 am
Those wishing to discuss Australian politics are invited to do so here rather than here.
US primaries open thread
Monday, February 11, 2008 – 3:58 pm
Been a bit busy lately, so it’s past time for a new US elections thread. Since Super Tuesday we’ve had an anticipated string of Barack Obama victories from caucuses in Nebraska, Washington and Maine and a primary in Louisiana, along with a narrow win for John McCain in Washington and probably meaningless victories for Mike [...]
Super Tuesday live
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – 8:13 am
5.00pm. Missouri now being called for McCain, who leads Huckabee and Romney 33.1 per cent to 31.8 per cent and 29.3 per cent. Democratic contest still too close to call in Missouri, but Obama holds a slight lead and the trend has been favouring him for some time.
4.44pm. Fox calls Alaska for Obama. Slow progress [...]
Super Tuesday for dummies
Monday, February 4, 2008 – 10:42 pm
What follows is an attempt, to the best of my abilities, to demistify the Super Tuesday primaries/caucuses which will be held Wednesday our time. Those with a better understanding of these matters are invited to scrutinise my work for errors or significant omissions.
The Democratic candidate will be chosen by 4049 delegates at the party’s national [...]
Morgan: 59-41
Friday, February 1, 2008 – 2:42 pm
Morgan has simultaneously released results of face-to-face polling conducted over the previous two weekends, and a phone poll conducted on Wednesday and Thursday. The former has Labor leading 49 per cent to 36 per cent on the primary vote and 59-41 on two-party preferred, compared with 61.5-38.5 at the previous such poll a fortnight earlier; [...]
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