Campbell Newman and LNP on track to sweep Anna Bligh's Labor from power, says Galaxy poll
PREMIER Anna Bligh today put a brave face on the latest survey showing the LNP is cruising toward election victory in Queensland, as ALP polling returns to pre-flood levels.
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PREMIER Anna Bligh today put a brave face on the latest survey showing the LNP is cruising toward election victory in Queensland, as ALP polling returns to pre-flood levels.
Mr Newman is riding a growing wave of anger and discontent with the Bligh Government that threatens to wipe out Labor at the looming state election.
A new Galaxy Poll, conducted exclusively for The Courier-Mail, has revealed the Liberal National Party is cruising towards an election victory with Labor slipping back to the position it held before the summer's disasters.
Not even the Greens will be able to help Labor MPs over the line with the minor party's vote stagnant for the past 12 months.
The results will severely deflate Anna Bligh and her acolytes who have thrown everything at trying to damage Mr Newman and his unorthodox bid to become premier from outside of Parliament.
But the Premier says she is unconcerned about the latest poll and she is prepared for a tight contest against Mr Newman.
"What we'll see as we get closer to the next state election is a contest that will get closer and closer," Ms Bligh told reporters while announcing more bus services for Brisbane's eastern suburbs today.
"We know the LNP has nothing to offer Queensland and what we see here today is a Labor government delivering six months early a busway that makes a difference to thousands of people.
"We know there are some months now before the election and during that time people will get a better chance than they have today to get to know Campbell Newman.
"I'm confident the more they see of the LNP, the lack of policies, the lack of vision and ... the contest will tighten up."
According to the poll of 800 Queenslanders this week, Labor's primary vote had slipped back to 28 per cent, a repeat of what it achieved in November which was a record low at the time.
The LNP remain on 52 per cent of the primary vote while the Greens hold 10 per cent.
Voters backing other parties and Independents rose to 10 per cent, an increase that could be linked to Bob Katter's new Australian Party.
On a two-party-preferred basis, the LNP holds the most dominant lead it has achieved all term against Ms Bligh's administration which has not recovered from the controversial asset sales.
The LNP's 63 per cent to 37 per cent lead would leave Labor with just 10 seats, less than what One Nation snared at the 1998 state election.
However, the poll shows neither side is considered appealing with more than half voting for a party because they dislike it least.
Sixty-four per cent of LNP voters favoured Mr Newman because they didn't like Labor, while 55 per cent of Ms Bligh's backers couldn't bring themselves to vote conservative.
The poll found Ms Bligh had suffered a rapid reversal of fortunes in the way voters had perceived her efforts since she was hailed as a hero for her handling of the summer's disasters. The number satisfied with her efforts had fallen to 40 per cent while the number dissatisfied rose to 56 per cent.
Mr Newman received an endorsement for his efforts from 55 per cent of voters while 28 per cent were unimpressed.
The former Brisbane lord mayor was also seen as a likely better premier with 55 per cent backing the LNP leader compared to Ms Bligh's 38 per cent.
