Well we seem to be in one of those anomalous polling periods. A couple of polls have indicated something of a move in voting intention back towards the Coalition, even taking into account the spectacularly ugly attacks on Gillian Triggs last week. Just as with Kevin Rudd's popularity, there is sometimes no accounting for what is going on in the mind of the swinging voter. (Is it tough talk on security, or the abandonment of a couple of budget measures that is doing the trick? Some even suggest people are already factoring in a new leader, given that Abbott still has such a low approval rating, and they don't expect him to last to the next election. Who knows...)
One thing I feel certain about, though - those who already disliked Abbott before the last fortnight have had the intensity of their feeling against him greatly enhanced last week. I mean, probably half of his backbench feel that way too.
I presume this deflates the rebels in his own party who want him replaced. Which, for those who want to see the entire party lose next election, is almost certainly a good thing. Still, he does deserve to be turfed out after an embarrassingly short run - he really does...
Update: I forgot to mention Chris Uhlmann's comment on Insiders yesterday that Four Corners are doing a story around Parliament House, with rumours that they have documents that will be very embarrassing for Abbott regarding a deal to buy Japanese submarines. Hope it's true...
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