A good poll for the Government
The latest 1 News – Verian poll is very good for the Government. The party vote is:
- National 36%
- ACT 10%
- NZF 9%
- CR 55%
- Labour 35%
- Greens 7%
- TPM 1%
- CL 43%
So a whopping 12% lead on the party vote. This would give the Government 67 seats – the same as it got at the last election.
Also of importance is net economic optimism or confidence. The last poll it was at -3% and now it is at +12% – a net 15% improvement.
Also of interest was a poll question on whether the TPM co-leaders should go. Only 33% of Maori say they should stay and 45% say they should go. Of course they are not the real co-leaders. They are effectively the co-deputy leaders, and Tamihere is the real leader.