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It’s demonstrative of how uninspiring the first week of the 2010 Federal Election campaign has been that Tony Abbott could have felt pretty chuffed last night that he didn’t really lose the Great Debate.
Yes Nine’s Worm gave the debate to Gillard by an overwhelming margin, but Seven’s Polliegraph had it almost line ball and various online polls and political commentators handed victory to Abbott. News this morning that Newspoll has tightened again to 52 to 48 to Labor, in significantly from last week’s staggering 55-45, will no doubt add to the spring in his step.
It’s all subjective really, but what last night did do was put Abbott back on track after his shaky start to the election campaign.
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