Booney wrote:Two months after quitting the Senate for a tilt at state politics, Nick Xenophon's new SA Best party is outpolling the government and the opposition in South Australia, a Newspoll shows.
SA Best has 32 per cent of the primary vote, the poll published in The Australian on Tuesday shows.
This compared to the Labor government, with 27 per cent, and the Liberals, with 20 per cent.
Asked who would be the better premier, 46 per cent of voters said Mr Xenophon.
Some 22 per cent plumped for incumbent Jay Weatherill, while Opposition Leader Steven Marshall lagged on 19 per cent.
This year's results compared to a similar poll conducted in 2015, which showed Mr Weatherill well ahead with a 42 per cent approval rating.
Two years ago the primary vote for the Labor government was pegged at 36 per cent, against 38 per cent for the Liberals.
South Australia voters are due to elect the next state government in March 2018.
Mr Xenophon quit the Senate in October to return to state politics.
The poll of 800 people was taken between October 12 and December 17.
If that poll is an accurate reflection of the entire state I'm moving next year, I know there's a lot of stupid ignorant people in the state (only have to spend 5 minutes on the road to realise that) but if there's that many I want out.