Honeymoon over

… and Zombie Law dead.
The latest Morgan poll shows a narrowing in the 2PP to 57-43. As William Bowe notes, it looks like a little shine is coming off the halo Labor picked up in handling the financial crisis, taking the back toward the ordinary blowout range they’ve occupied.
It’ll be interesting to see whether Julia [...]

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Honeymoon over

The latest Newspoll sees the 2PP at 56-44. Dennis wants Peter. Andrew wants Peter (but not just yet). Could it be time for the saviour to bring Peace on Earth? I hope the Rapturing comes soon, because I’m getting really bored with this.
Discussion at The Poll Bludger.

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Honeymoon over

The latest Morgan poll has the 2PP at 61.5-38.5. Labor’s primary vote is above 50%, while the Coalition’s primary has dropped to 33%. Obviously, this is a sign that Peter Costello must bide his time.
Discussion at The Poll Bludger.

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Honeymoon over

Having been out of action while the last few polls rolled through doesn’t seem to have mattered. The latest Newspoll shows the 2PP at 58-42 [PDF of results]. Rudd’s popularity is up; Turnbull’s is down. Turnbull’s net satisfaction is now down to +5, so he is approaching the point where just as many people are [...]

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Honeymoon over

Every psephologist’s favourite comedic festival, the reporting of Newspoll results, has commenced its 2009 season. The latest result shows the 2PP at 54-46, which is fairly consistent with most of the results from 2008. Except for the last one – it was a 59-41 result, which most sensible people regarded as an outlier.
So, what does [...]

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Honeymoon over

Polling is starting up again after a break over the holidays. The first Morgan poll of 2009 shows the 2PP at 60-40. Discussion at The Poll Bludger.
However, the most important poll at the moment is for GrodsCorp’s 2009 unAustralian of the Year. I have cast my vote for Senator Stephen Conroy; Jeremy has done a [...]

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Honeymoon over

Friday’s Morgan showed the 2PP at 59.5-40.5. Merry Christmas, Malcolm. Discussion at The Poll Bludger.

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Honeymoon over

This fortnight’s Newspoll sees the 2PP widen to 59-41. Discussion at The Poll Bludger.
UPDATE: Dennis.

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Honeymoon over

The fortnightly Morgan poll shows the 2PP at 59.5-40.5, with the ALP’s primary vote breaking the 50% barrier. Discussion at The Poll Bludger.

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Happy Anniversary – Honeymoon over

Newspoll has come a day early, announcing a 55-45 result on a 2PP basis one year after the election of the Rudd Government.
The poll also looks at voters’ concerns about the economy, with a vague question about whether they would be concerned “if the federal budget were to go into deficit as a result of [...]

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