bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Finally the New Democrats have broken through 20% in the latest national polls. I wonder what has taken so long for Canadians to wake up to the reality that we now have three major parties in Canada vying to form the government. Anyway there is no question now that the Layton New Democrats are on a roll, and the next election could end up bringing dramatically different election results than we have experienced before in federal elections. Quote
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 Wow, the New Democrats are now within 6% of the Cons, in the latest federal polling, released today by Decima Research. The Conservatives continue to slump in voter support despite daily allegations of Liberal sponsorship misdeeds, a new poll suggests. Did the earth move or what here! Quote
Riverwind Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Wow, the New Democrats are now within 6% of the Cons, in the latest federal polling, released today by Decima Research. Did the earth move or what here! Great news for the conservatives. NDP and Liberals will split the vote in the cities and the Conservatives will take the ridings. That's exactly what happened in Saskatchewan in the last election. Quote To fly a plane, you need both a left wing and a right wing.
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 Dream on pal! Libs:36% Cons: 27% New Democrats: 21%[/b] Now we have a horse race for second place . The Conservatives have gone due South with their anti-Canadian rhetoric. It is going to be very interesting from here on in. Quote
Riverwind Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Dream on pal! Libs:36% Cons: 27% New Democrats: 21% Now we have a horse race for second place . The Conservatives have gone due South with their anti-Canadian rhetoric. It is going to be very interesting from here on in. That is only true if the NDP can take seats from the Conservatives in place that the Liberals have no chance of winning such as rural Saskatchewan, Manitoba and BC. If the NDP and the Liberals are fighting over southern Ontario then the Conservatives are the winner. You must remember the current electoral system is weighted in favour of the rural/conservative ridings. Quote To fly a plane, you need both a left wing and a right wing.
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 I am not sure if we are ever going to see the Conservative elected as government again. There is a fundamental shift that has been taking place in Canadian society for some time now. The cities now are primarily where all the action occurs, and once we get rid of all the gerrymandering, and the rural and urban seats hold identical populations, the fairness of these changes are going to kick in and it will be game over for Harper and those Conservative leaders that follow him. Quote
Canuck E Stan Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 That's great news for the ND's. Liberals at 36%+Conservatives at 27%+ND's at 21%=100%. Yup, definately a two way race for second place. Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 That's great news for the ND's. Liberals at 36%+Conservatives at 27%+ND's at 21%=100%. Yup, definately a two way race for second place. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Haven't a clue what your point is. Have you forgotten about the Bloc? Quote
Canuck E Stan Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 I'm doing your math,Dudster,you seem to have forgotten the Bloc. Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 Quebec Bloc: 53% Libs: 21% Cons: 12% New Democrats: 9% Quote
bigdude Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Posted May 28, 2005 New Democrats are now within 5% of the Cons in Ontario according to Decima Research, a National Post polling company. And you don't think Belinda's departure has hurt Harper - seriously, wake up and smell the flowers! Quote
bigdude Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Posted June 1, 2005 Ontario Libs: 45% Cons: 29% New Democrats: 24% Any polls coming out this weekend - I'm looking forward to seeing the results since Grewal/Dosanjhgate erupted. Quote
Bakunin Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 Maybe we should change the name of the country for ontarada... Quote
takeanumber Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 I think the NDP actually threaten several seats in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. I think the Cons have lost ground in Ontario, they won't be able to hold onto many of their seats. Quote
bigdude Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Posted June 1, 2005 For sure Grewal & his wife's seats are up for grabs next time round - add 2 more for the New Democrats from BC. I believe the Layton New Democrats are going to exceed their wildest expectations. Quote
bigdude Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Posted June 1, 2005 The GTA will be an interesting battleground this time around. Layton's coattails will create gains for the New Democrats here. Quote
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