If a little less or much less favourable –
Q. And which of the following would you say has been the main reason for your view of Kevin Rudd and the Labor Government becoming less favourable in recent weeks?
Not honouring their election commitments | 24% |
Too much spending | 15% |
Too soft on asylum seekers | 15% |
Problems with insulation and school building programs | 13% |
The 40% tax on mining companies | 12% |
Postponing introduction of ETS to address climate change | 7% |
Too tough on asylum seekers | 4% |
Some other reason | 7% |
No particular reason | 6% |
Sample size = 642
Of those who had a less favourable view of Kevin Rudd and the Labor Government, 24% said their main reason was not honouring their election commitments, 15% too much spending and 15% thought the Government was too soft on asylum seekers.
Among Labor voters the main reasons were not honouring election commitments (30%) and problems with the insulation and school building programs (14%).
For Coalition voters the main reasons were not honouring election commitments (27%), the 40% tax on mining companies (18%) and too much spending (17%).
For Greens voters the main reasons were postponing the introduction of the ETS (34%) and problems with then insulation and school building programs (16%).