Essential Research was the only national poll of federal voting intention this week, and it’s made all but zero difference to the headline numbers on the BludgerTrack poll aggregate. However, the YouGov Galaxy poll from Queensland has made a very substantial difference, reversing the 52-48 lead recorded to Labor there and knocking five off their seat projection. Conversely, the shallow pool of data from Western Australia since polling resumed for the year has pushed Labor’s lead there well above what seems plausible, added three to their seat tally with the latest update. I’m sure this will moderate over the coming weeks. The other changes this week are a gain for Labor in Victoria and a loss in South Australia. Exciting developments are looming in the world of BludgerTrack in a week or (more likely) two, so do stay tuned.
In other poll news, today’s Fairfax papers have a ReachTEL poll of New England, which finds 43% of its voters still intending to vote for Barnaby Joyce, compared with 65% at the December 2 by-election. However, Tony Windsor was included as a speculative response option, recording 26.1% support, with Labor on 12.1%. However, opinion is divided as to whether he should remain as Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister, favoured by 45.3%, or resign either from the front bench (26.7%) or from parliament altogether (20.5%).
New thread.
Mr Newbie
Xenopolisopsephomania
(xeno = foreign, poliso = politics, psepho = winning elections, mania = self-explanatory).
But you did not have “Xeno”… haha
and
i interpreted Polis, to mean a city. But i realise that polis and Politics are, in Greek, the same word.
So, ok a good neologism!!
bc @ #2520 Sunday, February 18th, 2018 – 10:09 pm
Hillary did beat Trump according to the vote-counters. But what do they know, anyways?
Interesting that if you Google “the Australian” the 3rd most popular search is “cancel my subscription”.