[Delwin]

© Decima Research Inc.

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New polling by Decima Research shows that:
• 43% think Stephane Dion has the “potential to be an excellent Prime Minister of Canada one day”, while 30% disagree, and 27% are undecided. English Canadians and French Canadians are united on this point, 43% of both linguistic groups agree. Agreement is 49% in Ontario, 43% in Quebec, and drops to 31% in Alberta and 32% in BC.
• One in five (21%) think Stephane Dion “doesn’t speak English well enough to be Prime Minister of Canada”, while 58% reject that idea, and 21% don’t yet have an opinion. 23% of English Canadians feel this way, 24% of Ontario residents, 25% in Alberta, and 26% in BC.This sentiment is most common among those who are planning on voting Conservative
(33%), while only 10% of those planning on voting NDP have this concern.
• 32% say Stephane Dion’s “values are similar to my own values”, while 37% disagree, and 31% are undecided on that question. Anglophones (33%) are more likely than Francophones (28%) to feel this way. 34% of those who voted NDP in the last election feel this way, as do 22% of those who voted BQ.
• 32% think Stephane Dion “seems like an academic who has trouble relating to the average person”, while 39% disagree with that assertion, and 29% are undecided. Francophones are more likely to agree (36%) than Anglophones (31%).
• One in four (24%) think Stephane Dion “is too left wing for my tastes” 46% disagree, and 30% are unsure. This sentiment is most strongly felt in Alberta (44%), BC (32%) and among those who voted Conservative (43%) in the last election.
• 33% think Mr. Dion is “a breath of fresh air in Canadian politics”, while 41% disagree, and 26% are unsure. Worth noting is that voters over the age of 55 are more likely than any other age group to feel this way (41%). Anglophones (33%) and Francophones (33%) are alike on this question.
• 31% “would like to see Stephane Dion win the next election and become Prime Minister” while 45% disagree, and 24% are undecided. Not surprisingly, this question breaks down considerably along partisan lines. Only 15% of those who voted Conservative last election feel this way, but 31% of NDP voters, 30% of BQ voters, and 38% of those who are planning on voting Green have this sentiment.

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Things are looking up for Dion.

[OnTheIce]

Delwin Delwin:

Things are looking up for Dion.

Um, how? Are we reading the same results?

[Streaker]

Voters see potential in Dion.

[Confused]

There are some people who hate Harper because of what he stands for and would vote for anything. Dion is riding on a bit of a high and most people don't know a lot about him. This is what probably is really working in his favour.