Baillieu goverment faces a drubbing: poll
Date
January 4, 2013
The Victorian government is facing a drubbing from voters, the latest Newspoll suggests.
The poll has Labor with a commanding 55-45 lead over the coalition on a two-party preferred basis, the same result as two months ago.
The coalition's primary vote was down a point to 36 per cent, and while Labor's actually fell three points to 38 per cent, it was offset by a rise in the Greens' popularity.
Premier Ted Baillieu's net satisfaction rating slid to minus 15, one of the worst results for a leader in the past two decades, while Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews improved his standing to minus six, his highest standing since the 2010 state election.
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In the poll, published in The Australian on Friday, Mr Andrews also maintained his nine-point lead over Mr Baillieu in the question of preferred premier.
The next state election is due in November next year.
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