Newspoll 50:50

Since Mr Rudd was restored as Prime Minister just two weeks ago, Labor’s primary vote has risen nine percentage points to 38 per cent to equal its level at the August 2010 election. In the same period, the Coalition’s primary support has fallen six points to 42 per cent, below its election level. The bounce in the polls continues as the smiling visage of Rudd seduces the tabloid TV set but what has he done to deserve the support of 5o% of those polled? Well first off he got rid of Gillard, then he……..umm…got rid of Gillard. Seriously, what else has he done?

• To pay homage to their union benefactors the ALP guillotined a motion to allow just three minutes of debate in the Senate on changes to the visa program before it went to a vote.  This was a day or two after Kevin said he was starting a new dialogue with Buisness and believe me the motion had nothing to do with helping business.
• He went to Indonesia and arranged a people smuggler conference coincidentally at the same time another boat load of people reaching for the sugar on the table were floundering of NW Australia. Good timing Rudd but the boat arrivals increase exponentially as Rudd confers!
• He is making moves to install himself as a virtual unsackable ‘President’ with a proposal to guarantee that a Labor leader who wins an election stays Prime Minister the whole term, even if he acts  like Rudd did last time.
• Oh, and he got rid of Gillard

Abbott is forgotten for a week or two while the media enjoy their honeymoon, you know that brief period in life when everything is sweet – just before reality sets in. Smiles and door stops wont help Rudd when the hard questions are put to him.  The ALP have a tiny list of achievements to brag about as indicated by the fact that they are still attacking Abbott. And Rudd hasn’t even been to the GG yet.