howard best pm since wwii - poll

Well here you go.

January 19, 2009
Article from: Australian Associated Press

JOHN Howard is on a winning streak - days after receiving a Medal of Freedom from US President George W. Bush, he's been voted Australia's favourite prime minister.

An online poll of 1000 people, conducted last week by Essential Research, found almost a third of people rated Mr Howard as the best prime minister since World War II.

Second in line was Kevin Rudd, with 20 per cent of the vote.

Larrikin Bob Hawke beat his Labor colleagues Paul Keating and Gough Whitlam, while Liberal stalwart Robert Menzies can still pull a crowd - 11 per cent of people rated him No.1.

The poll also found almost a third of people think they will be worse off in a year's time as a result of the global financial crisis.

Older people and those not working were more likely to be worried.

But overall, most people thought they would be "about the same'', or better off.

Poll Resuls