{"id":248094,"date":"2025-07-08T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=248094"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:02:44","slug":"victorian-coalition-goes-backwards-as-labor-popularity-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=248094","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Coalition goes backwards as Labor popularity increases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Allan Labor government has staged a significant recovery, now winning over 60% of the two-party preferred vote among all voters under 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This resurgence is supercharged by overwhelming support from diverse Victorians, an electorally potent combination in a state like Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" 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