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August 31st, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
AAP
Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews has rejected suggestions federal Labor’s woes are behind the party’s worst result in the state since Jeff Kennett swept to power.
State Labor’s primary vote has dived from 36.2 per cent to 28 per cent since the state election last November, according to the Newspoll published in The Australian on Wednesday.
By contrast, the coalition’s primary vote has climbed from 44.8 per cent to 48 per cent in the same period, delivering it a mammoth lead over Labor.
The figures are the worst Newspoll result for Victorian Labor since 1992, when the party was savaged at the polls by the coalition then led by Mr Kennett.
The poll shows the Baillieu government has a 57 to 43 per cent two-party preferred lead, which would equate to Labor losing 20 seats if an election were held now.
In the better premier stakes, Ted Baillieu out-polled Mr Andrews 57 per cent to 16 per cent.
Mr Andrews said he was unfussed by his low personal approval rating.
He rejected suggestions the poor showing was partly due to anti-federal Labor sentiment in Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s home state.
“I am not the sort of person who seeks to blame others … as some other Labor leaders in other states have done,” Mr Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.
“I accept that my responsibility as the leader of the Victorian Labor Party and the challenges I face are my challenges, they are our challenges.
“Julia Gillard is an exceptional leader, Julia Gillard is pursuing very difficult issues at the moment … and I support her in her work.”
Mr Baillieu said he never focused on opinion polls.
“We’re just doing what we said we’d do in very, very challenging times,” he told reporters.
Mr Andrews said Labor would spell out its plan for Victoria well ahead of the 2014 election and had made a credible start.
“It is a big task ahead for us to win back the trust and support and the confidence of the Victorian community,” he said.
“I would say that it’s not entirely surprising that the Victorian community has not reversed the decision they’ve made just nine-and-a-half, 10 months ago.”
Mr Andrews said after nine months in power Mr Baillieu had achieved very little, despite a majority in both houses and a strong budget position.
“The only thing this guy has done is double debt and break promise after promise after promise,” he said.
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