Yet Pelican his polling at times out numbers both.
In fact he replacing Abbott is more likely to be as a result of Abbott committing self harm Japanese style.
He needs advice, stop the fear campaign it is no longer of use.
As Rudd drops unpopular policy his poll will rise.
Given a chance Turnbull or a loss? watch this space.

You lefties are incredible.

Not happy with pickling bl00dy awful people for your own leaders, you want to make sure the nation has one, by wanting the Libs to have a bl00dy awful fool as leader too.

Careful, Hasbeen,

You might give the impression that there's disunity within the Liberal ranks.

(although, Tony is now bestowing fictitious accolades upon Malcolm...apparently, according to Mr Abbott, Mr Turnbull invented the internet in Australia!)

Perhaps it's all quite cosy after all......

The characters of the left are doing some real low flying here trying to de-stabilise the Coalition by pushing Turnbull against Abbott. Such silly low-life tactic is to be expected from the panic-stricken hangers-on trying not to lose their grip on the handout apron for useless incompetents.

I'm not pushing for Turnbull at this stage of the game, individual.

As it stands , Abbott may yet snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

(Wouldn't want to get in the way of such a momentous event:)

Even if Turnbull was more popular with those likely to vote for the coalition than he appears to be I can't see how in anything short of a major crisis the Libs could change leaders while the date for the election is in Rudds control. New leader honeymoons are not necessarily that valuable going into an election.

At the moment the Libs give the appearance of unity and stability in contrast to the stark disarray in Labors ranks. The external impression is that Labor swapped leaders to one they did not think was as good for the country because he had some chance of winning the election and the old one didn't.

I'll be very surprised if with an open election date (but possibly close), a number of fringe conservative parties in the wings looking to pick up dissatisfied voters and Abbott managing to go several years as opposition leader without imploding (despite many predicting he would implode) or making any genuinely serious gaffs that any leadership rumbling would get far in Liberal ranks before the next election.

Talk of Turnbull having a serious chance looks mostly like political opponents trying to create the tension rather than a real likely hood.

R0bert