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August 29th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Kevin Rudd would be the only Labor survivor in QLD if a general election was called, a Galaxy poll shows.
FACED with electoral annihilation, Labor backbenchers in Queensland are doing their best to avoid succumbing to despair.
A Galaxy Poll published today shows every Queensland Labor MP except Kevin Rudd would now be looking for a new job if an election had been held late last week.
The poll puts Labor’s primary vote at just 23 per cent, compared to 55 per cent for the Liberal National Party, while the ALP trails the Coalition 63 per cent to 37 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
But despite the awful numbers, Queensland Labor backbenchers contacted by The Australian Online today put their faith in Julia Gillard.
Member for Oxley Bernie Ripoll said his party’s electoral position was “obviously disappointing”, but there would no giving in.
“We have to work really hard, and that’s it,” he said.
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“There is no point in speculating. All we can do is work very hard. All that is in front of us is two years of hard work to prove we can do the job.”
Graham Perrett, the MP for Moreton, admitted he was facing the loss of his seat, which typically went with the government of the day.
“But I’m more concerned about the fate of nation if Tony Abbott got his hands on The Lodge,” he said.
Asked if Mr Rudd could turn around the party’s fortunes in Queensland, Mr Perrett said: “No, the caravan has moved on, that ship left harbour a year ago. We have to focus on the job at hand, not what might have been. We have a brilliant leader and a great story.”
The Member for Petrie, Yvette D’Ath, said there was no point dwelling on the gloomy poll outlook.
“I’m representing my electorate, talking about what the government is doing, that’s what I will continue to do,” she said.
Shayne Neumann, the MP for Blair, said he was was also staying focused on the job at hand, helping his constituents rebuild after January’s devastating floods.
“We are governing in the national interest, not in the interest of polls. Polls come and go, the next election is two years away,” he said.
Earlier, Trade Minister Craig Emerson said it was unfair to compare Labor’s current predicament with the drubbing it suffered in 1975.
“I think obviously there is some annoyance with Labor and there’s also annoyance with the Coalition,” he told ABC Radio.
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