longweekend58 wrote on Feb 23
rd, 2013 at 6:39pm:
john_g wrote on Feb 23
rd, 2013 at 6:34pm:
I voted for the Coalition last election, and the answer is obvious - of course Abbott would rather face Gillard.
Longy is right, the drover's dog would beat Gillard.
Put Rudd in, and it's game on.
its a fairly silly poll. abbott would always want to go against the weakest opponent and frankly the only one weaker would be Thomson! that doesnt mean that the rest of them are opponents that cause the libs any fear. Rudd MIGHT pick up a couple percent or he might even take them lower but with the current margin, he is no threat.
Mind you, the swing in Qld in that Galaxy poll was huge.
Qld is probably the most parochial state, though, so it's not likely to mean much.
The point is moot when Labor simply can't put him back in.
How would they explain those comments from last year, from Swan, Crean, Roxon, Burke, Smith and Gillard herself? It would just be too embarrassing.
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.