📰 Nuclear policy blocking Liberal gains
Today's Redbridge poll validates what Liberals Against Nuclear has been warning about: the Coalition's nuclear energy posture is actively blocking its road to an election victory.
On two-party preferred terms, new RedBridge polling places Labour ahead of 51-49. According to the data, voters are not purchasing the Coalition's aggressive pro-nuclear campaign led by its leaders. Those who think nuclear energy is dangerous have climbed from 35% to 39% during the past year. Just 38% of voters think nuclear would lower electricity rates, hardly changing from 37% a year ago.
"The nuclear power policy is the single biggest roadblock preventing the Liberals from winning government," said Andrew Gregson, spokesperson for Liberals Against Nuclear. "The Liberal Party's nuclear fixation is alienating the very voters we need to win back.
"The numbers don't lie. This policy betrays core liberal principles by requiring tens of billions in government borrowing, expanding bureaucracy, and imposing massive taxpayer-backed risk. It's driving free-market centrist voters directly to the Teals and independents in must-win seats."
RedBridge director Tony Barry, a former Coalition strategist, is quoted in today’s News Corp papers emphasizing that "the Coalition needs to return to its key equities of economic management.”
The data confirms the coming election will likely be decided by preferences, with both major parties struggling to reach the 76 seats needed for majority government. This makes winning middle-ground voters crucial – exactly the demographic being alienated by the nuclear position.
"We're urging party leadership to pivot back to our core economic management strengths and abandon this policy that contradicts core principles.”
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