Leader attributes – Julia Gillard
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard?
5 |
4 |
7 |
27 |
2 |
17 |
14 |
2 |
Change |
|
Intelligent |
87% |
81% |
75% |
73% |
61% |
68% |
72% |
69% |
-3% |
Hard-working |
89% |
82% |
76% |
75% |
65% |
69% |
72% |
66% |
-6% |
Out of touch with ordinary people |
35% |
44% |
50% |
60% |
65% |
56% |
53% |
64% |
+11% |
Arrogant |
37% |
39% |
44% |
48% |
53% |
46% |
47% |
55% |
+8% |
Superficial |
51% |
52% |
54% |
46% |
46% |
55% |
+9% |
||
Narrow-minded |
28% |
35% |
43% |
46% |
53% |
46% |
45% |
55% |
+10% |
Aggressive |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
42% |
46% |
55% |
+9% |
Erratic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
43% |
40% |
55% |
+15% |
Intolerant |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
37% |
37% |
49% |
+12% |
Good in a crisis |
61% |
46% |
46% |
41% |
36% |
43% |
50% |
44% |
-6% |
A capable leader |
72% |
59% |
52% |
42% |
38% |
43% |
50% |
37% |
-13% |
Understands the problems facing Australia |
68% |
55% |
52% |
44% |
41% |
43% |
47% |
37% |
-10% |
Visionary |
48% |
38% |
30% |
26% |
25% |
31% |
29% |
30% |
+1% |
More honest than most politicians |
45% |
37% |
37% |
29% |
26% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
-3% |
Trustworthy |
49% |
42% |
40% |
30% |
25% |
30% |
32% |
25% |
-7% |
Julia Gillard’s key attributes were intelligent (69%), hard-working (66%), out of touch with ordinary people (64%), arrogant (55%), superficial (55%), narrow-minded (55%), aggressive (55%) and erratic (55%). Almost all positive leader attributes for Gillard moved down and the negative attributes moved down from the last time the question was polled in January. The biggest shifts were for erratic (+15%), a capable leader (-13%), intolerant (+12), out of touch with ordinary people (+11%), narrow-minded (+10%) and understands the problems facing Australia (-10%).

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