Good polls come and go. Bad polls linger for longer than most would like, but only rarely do leaders grow as conceited as Daniel Andrews.  

His Covid policy is in tatters, the state budget is blown, and the internal leaking has begun. Yet despite these warning signs of political frailty, Andrews continues to strut the political stage with the confidence of a Soviet First Secretary, something he would no doubt be proud of.

His confidence is not entirely misplaced.