In the midst of the Mulroney-Schreiber affair, Liberal leader Stephane Dion and his party have narrowed the gap in support among decided voters between them and the leading Conservatives, a new national poll shows.
The beauty in this is that, as an Ipsos-reid poll, the numbers reported inflate Conservative support. The real gap between the Libs and Cons is much narrower.
"hurley_108" said How does these polls, know one called me?
With Dion as the Liberal leader, polls should be strong for the Conservatives.
One wonders what the polls would say if they'd gone for Ignatieff...
I would definitely fear the Liberals with Ignatieff at the helm. But it brings up the power of the Liberal brand name and that many "liberals" would vote Liberal even if led by a slightly effeminate crybaby!
I was reading in "The Beaver" about a mega scandal in 1926, which involved Mackenzie King's francophone cabinet ministers. In inquiry revealed, bribes, graft, participation on smuggling (liquor), ministerial interference in the courts, the customs department interfering with RCMP enforcement...etc.
The corruption involved the Department of Custom and excise, and the Department of Justice at the highest levels.
The Tories backed by the puritanical prairie Progressives succeeded in getting a committee to investigate.
This brought down the government but Mackenzie King got a majority by running on a "hidden agenda" platform.....the Canadian electorate was indifferent to the corruption simply because of the roaring twenties attitude.
The more things change the more they remain the same.
However King was forced to clean house---although no-one went to prison. The corrupt chief customs officer (Jaques Bisaillon) of Montreal was put in the senate.
Won't matter a rats ass when the broke and demoralized liberal campaign workers get pissed off at trudging through the snow and chuck all the pamplets in the garbage at the local tim hortons.
Everybody knows most of the folks who vote Liberal will already be in Florida or Mexico and won't even know there's an election because the CBC dosen't reach that far.
Not to worry - even if the stilted poll is correct - it is nothing but a temporary stat and state - the only thing the LPC should worry about is closing the gap between their teeth - for obvious reasons. . . .
but was surprised when i actually clicked on poll and gap between the two is still 10 points .
so i'd hardly say the liberals have narrowed the gap by much .
With Dion as the Liberal leader, polls should be strong for the Conservatives.
How does these polls, know one called me?
With Dion as the Liberal leader, polls should be strong for the Conservatives.
One wonders what the polls would say if they'd gone for Ignatieff...
How does these polls, know one called me?
With Dion as the Liberal leader, polls should be strong for the Conservatives.
One wonders what the polls would say if they'd gone for Ignatieff...
I would definitely fear the Liberals with Ignatieff at the helm. But it brings up the power of the Liberal brand name and that many "liberals" would vote Liberal even if led by a slightly effeminate crybaby!
Oh,, wait,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Harper sheds a tear and pouts a bit over latest poll....
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I was reading in "The Beaver" about a mega scandal in 1926, which involved Mackenzie King's francophone cabinet ministers. In inquiry revealed, bribes, graft, participation on smuggling (liquor), ministerial interference in the courts, the customs department interfering with RCMP enforcement...etc.
The corruption involved the Department of Custom and excise, and the Department of Justice at the highest levels.
The Tories backed by the puritanical prairie Progressives succeeded in getting a committee to investigate.
This brought down the government but Mackenzie King got a majority by running on a "hidden agenda" platform.....the Canadian electorate was indifferent to the corruption simply because of the roaring twenties attitude.
The more things change the more they remain the same.
However King was forced to clean house---although no-one went to prison. The corrupt chief customs officer (Jaques Bisaillon) of Montreal was put in the senate.
Everybody knows most of the folks who vote Liberal will already be in Florida or Mexico and won't even know there's an election because the CBC dosen't reach that far.
i''d hardly consider 39 cpc to 29 lib a closing gap or any liberal momentum .
nice try ipsos , come again when you have something worth discussing