Table 4: Best Prime Minister
Who do you think would make the best Prime Minister?
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1992
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1997
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Change
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Neil Kinnock/Tony Blair
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30%
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47%
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+ 17
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John Major
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45%
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33%
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- 12
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Paddy Ashdown
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26%
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20%
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- 6
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Regardless of how you voted, do you think that...
a) John Major is a strong leader or a weak leader?
b) Tony Blair is a strong leader or a weak leader?
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Major
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Blair
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Strong
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35%
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77%
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Weak
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65%
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23%
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Regardless of how you voted, do you think that...
a) John Major can be trusted or cannot be trusted?
b) Tony Blair can be trusted or cannot be trusted?
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Major
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Blair
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Can be trusted
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57%
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56%
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Cannot be trusted
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43%
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44%
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Sample: 2,356 voters polled on Thursday May 1, having just voted.
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