The prime minister is frantically trying to connect with an increasingly disillusioned public
Opinion polls are snapshots of moments in time. If we take this week’s Guardian Essential poll, it suggests two things – the national political contest is narrowing, and the real opponent for both Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten in the coming federal election is voter disaffection.
I’m not sure yet if the contest is narrowing. We need more field evidence. But the mail is in on disaffection, and has been for some time. In late 2016, the Australian Election Survey showed satisfaction with democracy, trust in government and loyalty to major parties had hit record lows among Australian voters, with party leaders suffering sustained falls in popularity unlike any other period in recent history.
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