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Toronto Star - Tory support stabilizes: poll
Conservatives lead Liberals by five points, rolling survey shows
Oct 09, 2008 10:40 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Laureen Harper and her husband, Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, walk down from their campaign plane in Vancouver, Oct. 8, 2008.
OTTAWA – The Conservatives have arrested their steady slide in support in recent days, but remain locked in a narrow sprint to the finish, a new poll suggests.
The latest Canadian Press Harris-Decima rolling poll gave the Conservatives the support of 32 per cent of respondents, with the Liberals five points back at 27 per cent.
The New Democrats sat at 19 per cent, the Greens at 12 per cent and the Bloc Quebecois at eight.
"After several days of bad news, the Conservatives can see better news in these patterns, although the race remains much more competitive than it was two weeks ago," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson.
The campaign dynamic entering the final weekend has Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion showing resurgent popularity, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper regaining support lost in recent days, Anderson said.
In Ontario, the race appeared tighter: the Liberals had 32 per cent support, down from 34 per cent earlier in the week, with the Conservatives up a point to 28 per cent.
In Quebec, the Bloc led with 36 per cent, followed by the Liberals at 29 per cent, the Tories at 22, the NDP with eight and the Greens four per cent.
The Liberals have also been making inroads among women voters, siphoning support away from both the Tories and the New Democrats, Anderson said.
Indeed, it will be worth watching over the final five days to see whether the NDP continues losing steam to the Liberals, a phenomenon that has plagued the party in past campaigns, he said.
"There are signs that support for the NDP is at heightened risk of polarization, a phenomenon that has occurred in the past, and largely to the benefit of the Liberals."
The latest results represent interviews with 1,275 Canadians conducted Sunday through Wednesday and is considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
Conservatives lead Liberals by five points, rolling survey shows
Oct 09, 2008 10:40 AM
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Laureen Harper and her husband, Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, walk down from their campaign plane in Vancouver, Oct. 8, 2008.
OTTAWA – The Conservatives have arrested their steady slide in support in recent days, but remain locked in a narrow sprint to the finish, a new poll suggests.
The latest Canadian Press Harris-Decima rolling poll gave the Conservatives the support of 32 per cent of respondents, with the Liberals five points back at 27 per cent.
The New Democrats sat at 19 per cent, the Greens at 12 per cent and the Bloc Quebecois at eight.
"After several days of bad news, the Conservatives can see better news in these patterns, although the race remains much more competitive than it was two weeks ago," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson.
The campaign dynamic entering the final weekend has Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion showing resurgent popularity, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper regaining support lost in recent days, Anderson said.
In Ontario, the race appeared tighter: the Liberals had 32 per cent support, down from 34 per cent earlier in the week, with the Conservatives up a point to 28 per cent.
In Quebec, the Bloc led with 36 per cent, followed by the Liberals at 29 per cent, the Tories at 22, the NDP with eight and the Greens four per cent.
The Liberals have also been making inroads among women voters, siphoning support away from both the Tories and the New Democrats, Anderson said.
Indeed, it will be worth watching over the final five days to see whether the NDP continues losing steam to the Liberals, a phenomenon that has plagued the party in past campaigns, he said.
"There are signs that support for the NDP is at heightened risk of polarization, a phenomenon that has occurred in the past, and largely to the benefit of the Liberals."
The latest results represent interviews with 1,275 Canadians conducted Sunday through Wednesday and is considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.