Poll not good news for Jim Chalmers or Angus Taylor
Startling poll results reveal how Aussies feel about Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his chief opponent Angus Taylor. See the results.
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EXCLUSIVE: One in four voters has an unfavourable view of Jim Chalmers while nearly 20 per cent had not heard of the federal treasurer.
New Redbridge polling has found that 14 per cent of voters have a very unfavourable view of Mr Chalmers while 11 per cent had a mostly unfavourable view.
The rolling tracking poll also found that 26 per cent of voters held a neutral, neither favourable or unfavourable view, of Mr Chalmers.
About one in five voters who had a favourable or very favourable view of the treasurer owned their own homes.
Conversely, 22 per cent of voters with a mostly unfavourable and very unfavourable view of Mr Chalmers were renting.
The results weren’t much better for Chalmers’ opponent Angus Taylor. About 41 per cent of voters said they had not heard of the shadow treasurer, including 35 per cent of Coalition voters.
The lack of name recognition of Mr Taylor was especially pronounced among voters under significant financial distress, 47 per cent, and renters, 47 per cent.
Redbridge director Kos Samaras said the poor name recognition of Mr Taylor among voters was cause for concern among Liberal strategists as it left the Coalition vulnerable to attacks from Labor.
“With such a low name ID and definition there is an opportunity for Labor to define Angus Taylor as a risk to the economy,” said Mr Samaras, a former Labor strategist.
“Given Jim Chalmers has had to do so much heavy lifting on Labor’s economic narrative his relatively small unfavourable assessments show he is a more credible and effective weapon for Labor in the campaign than (Prime Minister Anthony) Albanese who has a big net negative performance measure.”
About five per cent had a mostly unfavourable view of Mr Taylor while eight per cent had a very unfavourable view. Only four per cent had a favourable view while seven per cent had a mostly favourable view.
Mr Taylor is a former cabinet minister that served in the Coalition government from 2016 to 2022 under former prime ministers Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull. He has held the energy and cybersecurity portfolios.
Redbridge polling has found that Labor is clawing back ground from the Coalition ahead of a yet to be called election likely held on April 12.
The improved polling came after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates for the first time since 2020, Mr Albanese’s $8.5bn GP visit pledge and the government’s $2.4bn lifeline to keep the Whyalla Steelworks open.
But Labor remains under threat from the Coalition, particularly in Victoria where the government has suffered a swing of almost 8.5 per cent in the seats of Aston, Casey, Corangamite and Menzies.
The Coalition needs to win 20 seats for a majority.
Originally published as Poll not good news for Jim Chalmers or Angus Taylor
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