  federal/greens-support-at-nine-mont h-low-bandt-among-least-popular-mps -20241111-p5kpka.html > voters have turned away from the federal greens, with support for the minor party falling to its lowest level since february, while party leader adam bandt has been rated the third most unlikeable federal politician after lidia thorpe and pauline hanson. > voters surveyed last week by the resolve political monitor for this masthead also marked down many of the crossbench partys signature policies, including ending negative gearing and capital gains tax, and recognising palestine. > however, while support for the greens is ebbing, the party could still increase its seat count at the next election if its key messages land with target demographics, such as university students, recent graduates and older baby boomers in winnable seats such as wills, in inner-north melbourne, or richmond, centred on byron bay in nsw. > the exclusive findings show the greens net likeability rating has fallen to a low of minus 19 percentage points, down from minus 1 at the last federal election. > bandts net likeability has reached minus 15 percentage points, with only independent senator thorpe (minus 40 percentage points) and hanson (minus 23 percentage points) more unlikeable, while maverick mp bob katter also recorded a likeability rating of minus 15. > just 10 per cent of voters had a positive view of bandt, 26 per cent were neutral, 26 per cent had a negative view and 38 per cent were unfamiliar with him.
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