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  • Mar, 2014

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    Attributes of the Labor Party

    Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

     

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    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    63%

    63%

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    72%

    58%

    -14

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    +2

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    51%

    52%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    53%

    49%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    46%

    49%

    +3

    Have good policies

    46%

    41%

    44%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    43%

    43%

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    34%

    42%

    +8

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    34%

    34%

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    31%

    34%

    +3

    Trustworthy

    30%

    29%

    31%

    +2

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    31%

    30%

    -1

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    26%

    30%

    +4

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), divided (58%), looks after the interests of working people (54%) and moderate (52%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (down 14% to 58%), clear about what they stand for (up 8% to 42%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 4% to 49%) and keeps its promises (up 4%to 30%).

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