Malcolm Turnbull’s drop in the latest Newspoll hints that Labor’s strategic questioning of Mal Brough may possess paid off
Seven weeks ago Labor launched a strong attack in parliament on prime minister Malcolm Turnbull for his decision to invest part of his personal wealth in the Cayman Islands. As a political strategy it looked like a flop: the attack made no immediate dent in Turnbull’s approval ratings and earned Labor no praise from the commentariat. whether anything,in the short term, the Cayman Islands question time strategy seemed to ricochet on the opposition, or inflicting more damage on Bill Shorten than Malcolm Turnbull.
It was important for Labor to launch the Cayman attack on Turnbull. Labor supporters needed to see that the opposition was unafraid to capture on the unique prime minister. And despite the initial blowback,the reality is that Labor planted a seed of doubt approximately Turnbull in many people’s minds. But they cooked the frog too quickly, and it jumped out of the pan. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com