The other morning Jack Layton did the morning weather forecast on CTV's Canada am program. It was hilarious acutally he wasn't bad. How often does one get the opportunity to pee nationally on your opponents' parade?
Now he's doing it in the polls.Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk
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Torries 19 points up, NDP tops Liberals for second: PollPostmedia News
April 21, 2011
By Mark Kennedy
OTTAWA — Jack Layton’s NDP has bumped the Liberals out of second place nationally in public favour and the front-place Conservatives maintain a comfortable lead that could deliver them a majority government on May 2, according to results of a new poll.The nationwide survey by Ipsos Reid, conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global TV, reveals a historic shift in public opinion has occurred as the political parties have fought for votes in this campaign.
If an election were held now, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives would receive 43% of the vote among decided voters, up two points from two weeks ago.
The New Democrats, who are on a roll after Layton put in solid performances in the two leaders debates, would receive the support of 24% of voters — up by five points.
This is the first time in 20 years that the federal NDP has been ahead of the Liberals in the polls.
Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals, despite trying in this campaign to convince voters that they are the only alternative to Harper’s Tories, have instead slipped into third place. The poll found that 21% of decided voters would cast their ballot for the Liberals, down by five points.
The news is just as bleak for Gilles Duceppe’s Bloc Quebecois, which had long held a commanding lead in public opinion in Quebec.
Support nationally for the separatist party rests at 6%, down three points. More significantly, the Bloc is running in second place in Quebec, at 27%, slightly behind the NDP.
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