Brutal poll reveals the three unflattering words Aussies think about Anthony Albanese – and his political rival doesn’t fare much better

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has suffered another blow after voters branded him ‘weak’, ‘useless’ and ‘incompetent’ in a brutal new poll.

The pollpublished by JL Partners, surveyed more than 2,000 people between October 20 and 25 and found that voters’ opinions of the leader had fallen.

The descriptions of Mr Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had deteriorated for both leaders between the May and October results.

The most common words used to describe Mr Albanese in May were ‘leader’, closely followed by ‘weak’ and liar’.

In the same poll, voters attributed Mr Dutton as ‘strong’, followed by ‘arrogant’ and then ‘leader’ and ‘boring’.

The word “weak” became the most common word voters linked to Mr. Albanese in the October poll, followed by “leader,” “incompetent” and “useless.”

Meanwhile, the top five words used by voters to describe Dutton were “strong”, followed by “arrogant”, “leader”, “untrustworthy” and “evil”.

The survey, conducted jointly by GXO Strategies, found that the coalition’s primary vote has increased by three points since May to 39 percent.

In the same poll, voters attributed Mr Dutton as ‘strong’, followed by ‘arrogant’ and then ‘leader’ and ‘boring’.

Labor’s primary vote share has risen by one point since May to 32 per cent and is still 0.58 per cent lower than the previous election – the ALP’s lowest ever winning primary vote.

The poll did not calculate a two-party preference vote, but revealed that 52 percent of undecided voters would lean towards the coalition if pressed.

Meanwhile, 46 percent of undecided voters said they would prefer Labor if pressed to choose between the two parties.

The Coalition’s primary vote rose almost entirely thanks to women, who switched their support after Labor failed to rein in the cost of living.

The cost of living crisis was named as one of the top three issues facing Australians, the survey found.

The issue was ranked as the top concern by 46 percent of voters, while 75 percent of respondents placed it in the top three.

Only 24 percent of female voters believed the government is addressing the cost of living issue well, compared to 31 percent of male voters.

The Coalition’s primary vote among women rose to 38 percent in October, up from 32 percent in the May poll.

Female support for the Labor Party increased narrowly between May and October, by just one point to 31 percent.

Men’s voting intentions remained relatively unchanged between May and October.