This is the fourth Essential poll in a row since the election that shows Labor
leading and this week the lead jumped one point to 52/48.
Given Labor fell just shy of 50% at the election a 52% result would have
provided a comfortable seat margin to Labor.
Also, bad news for the Trump worshippers who appear to be concentrated
on this forum as the poll also showed:
7% think that the election of Donald Trump as US President would make our relationship with the US better and 63% think it would be worse. 21% think it would make no difference.
A majority of all voter groups thought that the election of Donald Trump would make our relationship worse.
24% think that the election of Hillary Clinton as US President would make our relationship with the US better and 13% think it would be worse. 54% think it would make no difference. The views of Liberal/National voters and Labor voters were similar.
