With a fortnight to go, Newspoll finds two-party preferred steady at 50-50, from primary votes of Coalition 41% (up one), Labor 36% (up one) and Greens 10% (steady). We are also informed that the Nick Xenophon Team is at 29% in South Australia. On personal ratings, Malcolm Turnbull is down one on approval to 36% and steady on disapproval at 51%, while Bill Shorten is up two to 35% and down one to 51%. Turnbull’s lead as preferred prime minister shifts from 45-30 to 46-31. The poll was conducted Thursday to Sunday from a sample of 1805.
The Australian also has a Newspoll result showing Barnaby Joyce with a lead of just 51-49 in New England, from primary votes of 48%, 36% for independent Tony Windsor, 7% for Labor and 3% for the Greens. This was part of the same marginal seat polling that was mostly released on Saturday, being conducted Monday to Wednesday from a sample of 523.
Turnbull looks like death warmed up. He reminds me of those old AIDs ads… the guy with the bowling ball.
Anyone who still harbours the delusion that Turnbull the Winner will be more centrist have just had that blown out of the water with his first answer on QandA.
Two interruptions by Jones…
Is that CFMEU ad going to be given lots of prime time TV? Its a cracker.
Re Wentworth, AUSDAVO is totally right. Big Jewish community with liberal views; big gay community. And as Sprocket says, these people already have their money. They won’t mind giving Malcolm a big kick in the arse for lying to them about his progressive values. Do you think Malcolm would have ever muttered much about gay rights if he wasn’t the Member for Wentworth. He probably won’t lose the seat, but I won’t be shocked if it comes into play.
rummel @ #1049 Monday, June 20, 2016 at 9:41 pm
He’s talking crap already. That’s going to be his problem.
Mal needs Medicare bad.
Cud Chewer
It is a cracker!
So far so good with Jones trying to keep Turnbull to the question.
Early days yet though.
Audience not happy.
New format being tried on Q&A tonight… Just 4 questions for the whole night
Could it be a Nixon moment?
doh
I don’t know what Turnbull stands for…
Oooh… Turnbull just used the phrase…. ‘believe me’…
cud chewer @ #1044 Monday, June 20, 2016 at 9:38 pm
The election? Far less confident than I was. But the Medicare attacks have given me heart. And I still think the uncommitted vote is soft and there for the taking.
Reading the comments here on Q&A is much more entertaining than watching the actual show.
The fight for Truffles’ endorsement as candidate in Wentworth in the first place was a pretty knockdown drag out affair. Lord Buffering’s winning was not assured. Marquis of Queensbury rules ? As if . Well at least that was how it was reported in the GG. So plenty of latent Mr Harbourside Mansion opponents.
Turnbull can pledge whatever he likes, but what happens when he is rolled as Lib leader?
rummel @ #1064 Monday, June 20, 2016 at 9:47 pm
He stands for Turnbull.
Not answering the question on Medicare. He was asked how the Liberals can be believed when they lied last time. He says – believe me!
Any questions on Parakeelia yet?
Q @ A question We know your not Tony Abbott, but why aren’t you Malcolm Turnbull either ?
Gold Star
Rummel
Turn Up? Rather Not, Bit Unwell. Losing, Losing….
Mal’s umbrage gets interrupted by the facts on Medicare.
Seriously?!
P
Yep. Mr King was his victim, stalked, hunted, ambused and killed off as a competitor. Ruthless.
Mal has just outsourced the storage of all of Centrelink’s data.
Liar liar pants on fiar.
Turnbull’s going round and round in circles already.
Q&A sensoring comments? Would be interested in knowing how many comments are normally shown and how many are being shown tonight. Haven’t had a comment now for a few minutes. Must be all negative?
rummel
You can be DAMNED sure he ‘stands for’ Malcolm Turnbull. As is the case with every other mega ego that thinks that of all the people in ‘Straya they are the “chosen one”
I think despite his cold that Turnbull is proving reasonably effective so far on Q&A. I saw a few clips of the Labor launch earlier tonight and – this won’t be a popular perception here – I thought having giants like Hawke, Keating and even Gillard present just underscored how mediocre Shorten seems, notwithstanding the way he’s lifted his game a lot since its nadir six months ago.
My problem with Labor’s Medicare scare campaign is that it doesn’t really jive with the electorate’s perception of Turnbull. The electorate is disappointed with Turnbull in many ways – that he’s a ditherer, indecisive, all talk no action, has no plan etc etc but I don’t think the idea that he is trying to trick the population over something like privatising Medicare squares with the general perception of Turnbull.
confessions @ #1076 Monday, June 20, 2016 at 9:50 pm
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I dont know how he will make it through the hour.. He looks terrible, sounds terrible and waffling is no more redeeming with a husky voice.
Oh dear it is not going very well so far.
Mal just congratulates the doctor on persisting in the face of Liberal cuts.
Another interruption from Jones…
Still no comments
Bemused
No…. But Mal will do his best to be extra long with his waffle tonight
Cut tens of billions of dollars and set up some trials… that should fix the health system.
TPOF –
Yeah, I was going to say that Wentworth just got a lot less gay/green based on the redistribution, so Malcolm in trouble – and the ALP looking at all competitive – would definitely be surprising.
But there’s no question Turnbull is a disappointment and he certainly can’t take the seat for granted.
Surely he isn’t only facing 4 questions.
Turnbull saying “What i have done”, and repeating it, emphasizing the I, a bit latter barely heard him say “we”.
Early comments were rather caustic.
You’d be hard pressed to describe Turnbull’delivery as fluent.
Goodness is there an answer in that answer
Interesting that the questions to turnbull thus have all been on labor’s strengths and talking points.
Mal is not winning them over at this point I must say, being his usual prolix self.
Lord Pollywaffle of the Swimming Pool is back with a vengeance.
Audience is not looking ecstatic.
Where did I put my maple syrup?
Alias I think Labor understand that the only way to decisively win against Turnbull is to destroy any remaining popular trust that he hasn’t already trashed, hence the portrayal as mendacious rather than merely ineffectual