Stephen Harper better pray there's full-motion video of Ralph Goodale calling out stock tips to Bay Street, with 5.1 surround sound. Because I am totally at a loss to understand how, despite the fact that the Tories have pretty much owned the news for the last two weeks, Harper's numbers can continue to sink. The latest SES poll puts the liberals in majority territory, which is awfully ironic (though perhaps in an Alanis sort of way - I can never remember the proper definition.)
So far I believe that they're the only ones calling a 41%, but every poll I've seen shows shrinking support for the Tories, despite Harper's policy-offensive. Or is that offensive policies?
On the other hand, an early increase in their numbers could be bad news for the Liberals by making people feel safer in voting NDP or even Conservative come election day.
Still, you've got to wonder how Harper manages to ruin everything.
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"shrinking support for the Tories, despite Harper's policy-offensive"
The one thing you are overlooking John is that this may be because of Harper's "policy offensive". So far we've got the re-openking of Same sex marriage, a "child care" plan that can't actually pay for child care (but will cost the same as the Liberal plan), a GST reduction idea that even the Fraser Institute says is bad fiscal policy, a commitment to our healthcare system that is just like the Liberals, more "tax cuts solve everything" for students, trades people and small businesses etc.
In other words, the policies are mediocre at best and Canadians are saying "Why change? These guys have bad polies."
Now, I can hardly wait until the NDP actually gets around to releasing their freakin' platform (grumble grumble, December 13) so we can see some real alternatives...
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