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Rating of Prime Minister during Barack Obama Visit
Q. How would you rate the performance of the Prime Minister Julia Gillard during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Total good | 38% | 76% | 16% | 51% |
Total poor | 23% | 2% | 42% | 10% |
Very good | 12% | 36% | 2% | 6% |
Good | 26% | 40% | 14% | 45% |
Average | 31% | 18% | 37% | 32% |
Poor | 8% | – | 15% | 5% |
Very poor | 15% | 2% | 27% | 5% |
Don’t know | 7% | 3% | 5% | 7% |
Overall, the Prime Minister’s performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama was rated positively.
38% rated her performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama as good and 23% rated it poor. 31% thought it was average.
76% of Labor voters and 51% of Greens voters rated it good, while 42% of Liberal/National voters rated it poor and 37% rated it as average.
43% of women rated her performance goods compared to 33% of men.

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