Is Howard on the Comeback?

Today's Newspoll again puts Labor in a strong election winning position with the two-party preferred vote 57 percent to the Coalition's 43 percent.

However, what most commentators have missed in today's results is the gradual rise in the Coalition's position.

A closer examination of the figure shows that the Coalition's two-party preferred vote has risen from a record low of 39 percent on 18 March 2007 to 43 percent today. Their primary vote has risen 5 percent from 34 percent in March to 39 percent now.

Is this the beginning of the Howard comeback that most are expecting?