Vic: Doyle faces "mission impossible" for state election bid

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2006
Vic: Doyle faces "mission impossible" for state election bid

MELBOURNE, April 9 AAP - Victorian Liberals leader Robert Doyle faces an impossible
task to win November's state election, a new poll shows.

At 31 per cent support, Mr Doyle is unlikely to threaten the popular Premier Steve
Bracks, who is riding the wave of post-Commonwealth Games euphoria, according to the McNair
Gallup Poll for the Sunday Herald Sun.

The poll showed 69 per cent of Victorians prefer Mr Bracks as premier.

The poll has confirmed Labor has renewed its strength after dipping in its popularity
between 2003 to 2005.

The poll showed 51 per cent of voters would have backed Labor last week, while only
36 per cent would have voted for the Liberals or Nationals.

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