There will need to be an amazing late swing back to the Coalition if it is to retain office, writes Richard Farmer.
Pollster
Then suddenly, the polls got interesting
To round off a day when too many polls are barely enough, a Morgan telephone poll shows the election announcement has boosted Coalition support.
How truthful are poll answers?
How do you respond when you are interviewed by a pollster? Do you tell the truth or do you make up a response? And if the latter, how do you decide what to say and why do you do this?
A hard look at the soft Labor vote
Just who are the soft Labor voters we list in every Morgan Poll – those voters who say they intend to support the ALP, but also believe that the country is headed in the right direction?
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
After APEC wraps up on Sunday, John Howard will slip out of his Mambo farting dog shirt and fly to Canberra for Monday’s joint sitting to honour the visiting Canadian PM Stephen Harper. How odd that it should be Canada.
Textor poll: someone’s last, deperate throw?
Who leaked the Mark Textor report to the press and why? There are two possible explanations, writes Richard Farmer.
When it comes to Newspoll the Price is right
“Newspoll’s prognostications are becoming so predictable it must be tempting for the bean counters to avoid the expense of actually ringing people up,” writes Matt Price in The Oz. Once again Crikey’s Pick the Newspoll contest is round about the mark.
