Poor polls continue for both federal and Victorian Labor

By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne

There have been three recent federal polls. The combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition was down one point to 47% in Resolve, up three points to 53% in Redbridge and steady at 50% in YouGov. Anthony Albanese’s ratings are very poor in all three polls. Economic perceptions appear to be hurting Labor.

It’s less than three weeks until the November 28 Victorian election. Recent polls all have the Coalition gaining to open a large lead over Labor.

In preliminary results for Saturday’s New Zealand election, right-wing parties have a combined 67 of the 131 seats, a majority.…

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