Why can't Bill Shorten win in the polls?

By Douglas Ferguson â¢ Canberra Bureau Manager
2:31pm Nov 13, 2017 Bill Shorten has a secret weapon.

It's Malcolm Turnbull.

But despite Mr Turnbull's best efforts he hasn't been able to push Mr Shorten across the line in the preferred Prime Minister.

When asked "who do you think would make the better Prime Minister?" 36 percent prefer Malcom Turnbull and 34 percent prefer Bill Shorten.

It flies in the face of how disastrous the latest Newspoll is disastrous for the Prime Minister.

Twice as many people are dissatisfied, 58 percent with his performance than satisfied 29 percent.

He runs second behind Julie Bishop when punters are asked "Who do you believe would be the best choice for leader of the federal Liberal Party?"

Ms Bishop is preferred by 40% while only 27% think that Mr Turnbull is the best choice.

And in his twenty third consecutive Newspoll loss, the Prime Minister would have led the Coalition over the steepest cliff yet.

The two party preferred standing is 55% Labor to 45% Coalition.

Not only would marginal seat holders for the Government get wiped, the 5.4% swing in a general election would result in a landslide to Labor.

So how is it possible Bill Shorten still lags behind Malcom Turnbull as preferred Prime Minister.

Logic indicates that Mr Shorten should be a country mile ahead.

But voters have moved to the uncommitted column rather than swing in behind the Opposition Leader.

While it’s obvious that people have made their mind up about Malcolm Turnbull, the problem for the Labor Party is that they’ve made up their mind about Bill Shorten too.
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