Scott Morrison is winning back support from conservative voters? That’s how the improvement in the Coalition’s primary vote in today’s Newspoll — one percentage point from the One Nation tally and one percentage point from the “others” — is being reported.
There’s just one problem. When you’re dealing with these tiny percentage changes, they’re about as informative as licking your finger, sticking it out the window and calling that an eight day forecast.
The Australian spends good money on Newspoll. It’s a premium product. They have to dress it up,
Our analysis?
You put your right vote in
You put your right vote out
You put your right vote in
And you shake it all about
You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
It’s probably a better description of what’s actually going on.
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