CAMPBELL Newman and Anna Bligh have just under two months to convince Queenslanders of their fitness to govern Queensland.
And there seems to be a lot of voters left to convince.
Sixty per cent of 50 voters polled by brisbanetimes.com.au in the CBD yesterday said they had not yet decided who they would vote for in the March 24 state election, although 10 of those voters admitted to leaning towards voting for one of the major parties.
Nineteen voters said they expected to, or were learning towards, voting LNP, while only nine had indicated support for Labor. The Greens and an independent candidate had one backer each.
Many voters, such as Toowoomba resident Julian Wilson, said they were waiting to see what issues emerged in the election campaign before deciding where their vote would go.
For some undecided voters (20 all up) choosing between the two parties will be a painstaking task.
Undecided voter Natalie Carlson, 23, said she would weigh up the pros and cons of both parties to decided on the "lesser of two evils".
"I believe Bligh is definitely not good for Queensland," she said.
"But I have no idea yet. I'm going to wait until the campaigning starts and see what sort of trickery they come up with before I make any decision."
Several voters who had previously voted Labor admitted they were considering voting for the LNP.
Bulimba resident Deborah Twigg, 39, said she was typically a Labor voter, but has not been pleased with the government's performance, which made the LNP an option.
Most who indicated they intended voting for the conservative party said they believed it was time for a change of government.
"It's been 13 years, I think it's been long enough," Thomas Mizanowski, 32, said.
Others said the LNP were much more capable of handling the state's economy.
Norm House of Mackay said he was particularly concerned with the state's rising debt and loss of its AAA credit rating.
Patricia Bowman of Banyo said she was considering voting LNP on the basis of Mr Newman's strong performance as Brisbane lord mayor.
But Mr Newman has not endeared himself to all Queenslanders.
Charles Gregory of New Farm said he didn't believe the opposition leader "was very bright," accusing him of grandstanding.
"He makes a lot of statements that don't mean anything," he said.
"There's no substance to what he says."
While Mitchelton resident Oliver Lane-Porter, who will turn 18 on the day of the election, said he would be vote Labor in the seat of Ashgrove because he did not agree with Mr Newman's ascendancy to LNP leader.
"I'm more of a Greens voter but I'd much rather Kate Jones be our member than Campbell Newman," he said.
"I think it's a slight to the whole nature of our system that he is the leader of the opposition without being in Parliament."
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