Victorian Premier Ben Carroll said he was optimistic about his chances at the state election, despite the opposition opening a 10-point lead in the latest polls.

He told 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott that stranger things had happened.

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“You do not rule anything in or anything out. [In] politics, like football, anything can happen,” he said.

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