Coalition stretches lead wider in Fairfax Nielsen poll Libs poll lead grows Tony Abbott's chances of clinching the September 7th election have firmed with Fairfax Media pollster Nielsen releasing new figures that put the Coalition comfortably ahead. Tony Abbott's Coalition has stretched its lead over Kevin Rudd's ALP as the election campaign enters it final bruising fortnight. Labor's share of the vote has dropped by 1 point to 47 per cent after preferences compared to the Coalition on 53 per cent according to the latest Fairfax Nielsen poll of more than 2500 respondents. Tony Abbott is edging closer to Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister according to the Fairfax Nielsen Poll. That represents a 3 per cent swing against the ALP since the 2010 election and would see 10 or more Labor seats conceded to the Coalition if carried through to polling day. Labor's primary support, at just 35 per cent, is down 2 points since the last Fairfax-Nielsen poll on August 8, whereas the Coalition has improved its primary or first preference support by 1 point to register 47 per cent. The poll suggests the Coalition is headed for a solid win on September 7. Labor supporters may now be wondering whether the high-stakes gamble of tearing down a second prime minister in as many terms has backfired badly and left them no better off. The slow but steady rate of drift from Labor towards the Coalition raises the prospect of an Abbott-led landslide in 2013, with Mr Abbott edging closer as preferred prime minister and Mr Rudd suffering a collapse of trust, and a sharp decline in approval. Full details and tables in Saturday's The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.