Crikey reveals something not widely picked up by the mainstream media - John Howard isn't seen as the best economic manager of the Oz economy:
"It’s barely had a run, but a fascinating Ipsos Mackay poll for Meet the Press released on Sunday put Labor in front as better economic managers.
The ALP hasn’t stolen John Howard’s crown yet. The polls found more voters believe federal Labor would be the better economic manager -- 39% to 36%. A high 25% of voters remain undecided.
Where their votes fall will be crucial -- but the Government can’t draw much encouragement from a second Ipsos poll which found 24% of voters saying they were more likely to vote Labor as a result of the rate rise.
Yesterday, Galaxy found that only 32% of voters believe that the $17.3 billion surplus announced last week is a product of "good financial management" – instead, 51% believe the Government has "mainly achieved this surplus through tax rates being too high".
And the news just gets worse and worse for the PM. A third poll, from Burson-Marsteller, asks punters if they have firmly decided who they will vote for. Seventy-seven per cent say yes – 56% of these for Labor and only 34% for the Coalition."
"It’s barely had a run, but a fascinating Ipsos Mackay poll for Meet the Press released on Sunday put Labor in front as better economic managers.
The ALP hasn’t stolen John Howard’s crown yet. The polls found more voters believe federal Labor would be the better economic manager -- 39% to 36%. A high 25% of voters remain undecided.
Where their votes fall will be crucial -- but the Government can’t draw much encouragement from a second Ipsos poll which found 24% of voters saying they were more likely to vote Labor as a result of the rate rise.
Yesterday, Galaxy found that only 32% of voters believe that the $17.3 billion surplus announced last week is a product of "good financial management" – instead, 51% believe the Government has "mainly achieved this surplus through tax rates being too high".
And the news just gets worse and worse for the PM. A third poll, from Burson-Marsteller, asks punters if they have firmly decided who they will vote for. Seventy-seven per cent say yes – 56% of these for Labor and only 34% for the Coalition."
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