Media
The leak is the beginning of the story …
SUE NEALES, Mercury
February 03, 2010 06:59am
LABOR Party internal polls show the Bartlett Govt remains in reach of retaining majority power at the state election next month.
Support for the Government has surged back in the past two months, with female voters in particular believing it has significantly “lifted its game”.
Premier David Bartlett is credited by swinging voters with reviving Labor’s fortunes, and party-commissioned focus groups praise the Premier for his new “listening” and “hearing” approach.
The research data, leaked yesterday to the Mercury, reveals that voters have been impressed with Mr Bartlett’s readiness to admit mistakes and to backflip on unpopular earlier decisions, such as hefty water and sewerage charges and increased land tax bills.
Labor insiders are now hopeful that instead of a crushing defeat or a three-way muddle resulting from the election, they may only lose just one or two of their 14 Lower House seats.
And excerpt on Tasmanian Times, HERE
Research data, leaked to the Mercury? Sounds more like hastily scrabbled together cliches from the Pravda Unit – aka the Government Communications Unit – in desperate-dying-days-of-an-odious regime.
The Mercury’s way off. Bob Cheek HERE: Chardonnay Socialists, Tradies desert Labor is right on the money. Except about the Greens. Hag’s a big fan of anything green … especially Green Fairy Absinthe.