Rudd/Abbott Personality Traits

Q.  Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd?  

Q.  Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?

	Rudd 1 March 10	Abbott 1 March 10	Difference (Rudd lead)
Intelligent	82%	71%	+11%
Hard-working	77%	69%	+8%
A capable leader	65%	49%	+16%
Demanding	55%	55%	–
Arrogant	45%	53%	-8%
Out of touch with ordinary people	45%	50%	+5%
Understands the problems facing Australia	62%	49%	+13%
Visionary	44%	33%	+11%
Superficial	46%	43%	+3
Good in a crisis	56%	38%	+18%
Narrow-minded	36%	57%	-21%
Down to earth	57%	46%	+11%
Too inflexible	38%	49%	-11%
Complacent	40%	33%	+7%
More honest than most politicians	47%	34%	+13%
Trustworthy	51%	38%	+13%

 Rudd has his strongest lead over Abbott when it comes to appearing good in a crisis (+18%) and as a capable leader (+16%).  People think Rudd is better than Abbott when it comes to understanding the problems facing Australia (+13%), more honest than most politicians (+13%) and trustworthy (+13%). 

 Rudd trails Abbott most significantly in terms of appearing narrow-minded (-21%), too inflexible (-11%) and arrogant (-8%).