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Leader Attributes – Comparisons

15 Apr 2014
 

Abbott

Shorten

 

Difference

Arrogant

58%

40%

+18

Narrow-minded

56%

39%

+17

Intolerant

47%

32%

+15

Aggressive

45%

31%

+14

Out of touch with ordinary people

56%

44%

+12

More honest than most politicians

37%

26%

+11

Good in a crisis

45%

36%

+9

A capable leader

50%

42%

+8

Trustworthy

40%

32%

+8

Superficial

50%

43%

+7

Erratic

43%

37%

+6

Hard-working

66%

60%

+6

Visionary

34%

28%

+6

Understands the problems facing Australia

48%

44%

+4

Intelligent

59%

63%

-4

Compared to Bill Shorten, Tony Abbott is much more likely to be considered arrogant (+18), narrow minded (+17), intolerant (+15), aggressive (+14), out of touch with ordinary people (+12) and more honest than most politicians (+11).

Bill Shorten is regarded by more slightly respondents to be intelligent (-4).

Note that Bill Shorten’s ratings are mostly lower than those of Tony Abbott on both positive and negative attributes – presumably because he is less well known.

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