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We need to talk about Kevin

11 May 06:00am

Filed under: Election 2010, Emc, Kevin Rudd, Polls, Tony Abbott

Believe the polls and something almost mystical has happened over the past few months – our Prime Minister has changed from being an affable and competent leader to a human disaster area.

Magic touch: John Tiedemann in The Daily Telegraph last week.

This week’s Essential Report builds on a growing sum of polling evidence that Labor is facing a tough fight for re-election and that a large part of the problem appears to be the Prime Minister himself.

Take a look at the shift in the ratings of the PM’s character attributes – a decline that has him nearly as unpopular as his opponent Tony Abbott – and you would be forgiven for thinking the PM has undergone some sort of radical personality therapy which has gone horribly wrong.

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mb says:

07:40am | 14/05/10

Watch this woodduck closely during his next hostpial visit - (probably today)—-see what happens when he shakes somebody’s hand. It will give you an insight into his level of sincerity. Read more »
I am so lucky says:

10:34pm | 13/05/10

The doom sayers of the government have had it too good. Look what’s going around the world in Europe. Kevin Rudd has dealt with the GFC in an extra ordinary fashion. I was made redundant during the GFC and I am thankful to be able to secure a job in… Read more »

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