Ho Ho Hum, NDP leader ranked #1

[William Ashley]

So with an election looming will leadership popularity win the NDP a few more seats? Layton has a 3 percentage point lead in approval rating while dissaproval rating is dramtically lower ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/brian-topp/jack-layton-most-popular-federal-leader/article1474083/

Layton

Approval 29% vs. Disapproval 34%

Harper Approval 26% vs. Disapproval 51%

This soon after the last polling on "trustworthiness" of leaders - harper was stated as getting an 85% trustworthiness (I didn't believe it but this is a very odd situation).

Since Canada can often be a leadership race rather than a candidate race - this says some odd things when the party is polling at 20% 10 points under the CPC.

Edited February 24, 2010 by William Ashley

[Alta4ever]

And yet Harper is still the best in the role of PM in this poll by half

http://www.nanosresearch.com/library/polls/Best-PM-201002.pdf

Harper 32%

Layton 16%

[ToadBrother]

And yet Harper is still the best in the role of PM in this poll by half

http://www.nanosresearch.com/library/polls/Best-PM-201002.pdf

Harper 32%

Layton 16%

And good leadership polls mean very little (although, judging by Mulroney, bad ones very much do).

[Alta4ever]

This is the best part of your angus reid poll

http://www.visioncritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010.02.16_Politics_CAN.pdf

Canadian Political Pulse - OUTCOME

If a federal election takes place in 2010, which of these outcomes would you personally prefer?

Its shows that in all regions but Quebec and Atlantic Canada people would prefer a Conservative Majority over minority, and they prefer the Conservative majority over either a liberal minority or majority.

Although I do doubt the accuracy of the whole poll.

[Topaz]

And yet Harper is still the best in the role of PM in this poll by half

http://www.nanosresearch.com/library/polls/Best-PM-201002.pdf

Harper 32%

Layton 16%

I REALLY would like to know were that poll was taken. Alberta, Saskatchewan?? Or in the Tories meetings??

[M.Dancer]

Jack Layton (fighting bravely) would expect a short term bump...it's sympathy and has the staying power of april snow

[Alta4ever]

I REALLY would like to know were that poll was taken. Alberta, Saskatchewan?? Or in the Tories meetings??

Nanos is the most reliable pollster in Canada on politics.

[M.Dancer]

Nanos is the most reliable pollster in Canada on politics.

Most pollster provide a realible product but the caveat is the offer a snap shot in time, a slice as it were....for instance most snapshots would show me with an extra 20lbs....buit occasionally the angle and light show me svelt and tall....the trick is not to put much faith in one snap...go with dozens...

[Alta4ever]

Most pollster provide a realible product but the caveat is the offer a snap shot in time, a slice as it were....for instance most snapshots would show me with an extra 20lbs....buit occasionally the angle and light show me svelt and tall....the trick is not to put much faith in one snap...go with dozens...

The whole reason why I read the whole poll and the data, and give little credence to the opinion piece.

[msdogfood]

The whole reason why I read the whole poll and the data, and give little credence to the opinion piece.

hmmm!