Long way to go, Rudd says after poll Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has simply said Labor is "doing OK" but has a long way to go after a poll showing his reinstatement has dramatically improved the party's chances of winning several key seats. The Fairfax ReachTEL poll published on Saturday found a huge turnaround for Labor in four key seats, as Mr Rudd was again mobbed on his first street walk since becoming prime minister on Wednesday. Melbourne's Maribyrnong, held by Bill Shorten, and Chisholm, held by Speaker Anna Burke, were now well ahead on a two party preferred basis. Labor was also ahead in the once-doubtful western Sydney seat of Blaxland, held by Jason Clare, and in new Treasurer Chris Bowen's seat of McMahon. Mr Rudd drew large crowds during a street walk through Springwood in the Blue Mountains on Saturday, where he campaigned with local candidate for Macquarie Susan Templeman. Asked for his response to the poll, the prime minister was brief. "I think we're doing OK but we've got a long, long way to go," he told reporters. South Australian MP Steve Georganas, who is facing an uphill battle to retain his marginal seat of Hindmarsh, said "of course it's (the poll) a promising sign." "Let's not get too ahead of ourselves," he told Sky News on Saturday. In my seat there's always been a battle, and I take every vote seriously. I'll be battling and fighting right through to the day of the election. Another Labor MP, Kelvin Thomson, said Mr Rudd's return had renewed interest in his safe Victorian seat of Wills. We've had a steady drumbeat ... of people saying that we needed a change of leader. There has been a steady drumbeat for quite some time," Mr Thomson told ABC News 24. But certainly we've had that message in the electorate in the last couple of days as well, with people coming in to volunteer their support.