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  • Oct, 2013

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    Leader Attributes – Comparisons

     

    Abbott

    Shorten

     

    Difference

    Narrow-minded

    54%

    31%

    +23

    Arrogant

    54%

    35%

    +19

    Intolerant

    49%

    30%

    +19

    Aggressive

    46%

    31%

    +15

    Erratic

    43%

    30%

    +13

    Superficial

    49%

    37%

    +12

    More honest than most politicians

    39%

    27%

    +12

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    51%

    42%

    +9

    Trustworthy

    40%

    34%

    +6

    Good in a crisis

    45%

    40%

    +5

    A capable leader

    52%

    49%

    +3

    Hard-working

    67%

    65%

    +2

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    51%

    50%

    +1

    Visionary

    33%

    33%

    Intelligent

    62%

    69%

    -7

    Compared to Bill Shorten, Tony Abbott is much more likely to be considered narrow minded (+23), arrogant (+19), intolerant (+19), aggressive (+15) and erratic (+13).

    Bill Shorten is regarded by more respondents to be intelligent (-7).

    Note that Bill Shorten’s ratings are mostly lower than those of Tony Abbott on both positive and negative attributes – presumably because he is less well known.

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