Recent poll results reveal that Australians’ faith in Tony Abbott has slumped to an all time low, to the surprise of no one.
The latest poll conducted by Nielsen for the Sydney Morning Herald had just 30% of respondents choosing the Opposition Leader as the Preferred Liberal Leader, with 63% of respondents preferring Malcolm Turnbull. These figures represent Mr Abbott’s worst personal ratings as leader, and mark the first occasion when Mr Turnbull has had the majority support among Coalition voters.
The poll numbers showed that Labor voters would also prefer to see Malcolm Turnbull as the Liberal Party leader, with 53% of respondents voting for him versus 45% for Mr Abbott.
The loss of support for Abbott as a leader is about as unexpected as seeing a stray dog urinate in public, after a string of nauseating/embarrassing incidents have led voters to seriously question their faith in his capabilities as a politician.
Over the past couple of months Mr Abbott has been criticised for controversial comments he made regarding asylum seekers whereby he described boat people as not “very Christian”; then he became the first Opposition Leader to be kicked out of Parliament in 26 years when he refused to retract untoward comments made about the Prime Minister; and then there was the ABC interview where he floundered amateurishly over direct questions.
It might be time the Coalition paid attention to the polls and reconsider whether the person it has chosen to represent the party – and potentially the nation – is fit for the job.
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