THE remarkable thing about the latest Newspoll survey is that there isn't anything remarkable about it.
Federal politics, Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are in a rut, but it is a rut Labor can't afford to stay in. Only 145 days from the federal election, nothing is changing for Labor, the Coalition or the leaders. There isn't one change in the Newspoll survey outside the margin of error of 3 per cent.
The ALP's primary vote last weekend was 32 per cent, the same it as it was in the Newspoll survey two weeks ago and that is bang on Labor's average this year. The Coalition's was 46 per cent, a point under its average this year, and its two-party-preferred support was 55 per cent compared with Labor's 45 per cent - both the average figures since the start of the election year.
On preferred PM, Gillard's 35% - her 3rd sub -40 in a row was a bit below average. Abbot's 40, his 3rd plus 30's in a row, was average. So Federal politics is in a rut: the oppositions dominance on primary vote isn't shifting. the Coalition has kept n election winning 10 point 2PP lead over the government all yeat & Gillard is now consistantly less polpular than Abbott.
Political Editor: Dennis Shanahan
Poor Julia, when will they put her out of her misery? even her pub crawls are not working out for her, a bit like the Rooty Hill Sleepover, a total disaster, she can't even campaign properly.
