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Baraka_Guru · 04-27-2011, 04:39 AM

I think an NDP majority is a pipe dream. It will never happen; the political landscape isn't going to allow that. It will be a minority at best, and that itself is a longshot.

A recent poll:
CON 35%
NDP 30%
LIB 22%

This indicates the NDP surge continues. They're now within 5 points of the Conservatives, and have an 8-point lead over the Liberals. I would have never expected this to happen, and I can't see how any of this won't lead to a healthy boost in NDP seats.

In other news: Advanced polls up 34.5% from 2008 election

If this indicates that voter turnout will be higher than in 2008, then I'm pleased. Of course, maybe it was just because it was the long weekend. A part of me hopes it indicates that something's afoot, and people are not willing to give the Tories another shot.

04-27-2011, 04:39 AM	#41 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I think an NDP majority is a pipe dream. It will never happen; the political landscape isn't going to allow that. It will be a minority at best, and that itself is a longshot. A recent poll: CON 35% NDP 30% LIB 22% This indicates the NDP surge continues. They're now within 5 points of the Conservatives, and have an 8-point lead over the Liberals. I would have never expected this to happen, and I can't see how any of this won't lead to a healthy boost in NDP seats. In other news: Advanced polls up 34.5% from 2008 election If this indicates that voter turnout will be higher than in 2008, then I'm pleased. Of course, maybe it was just because it was the long weekend. A part of me hopes it indicates that something's afoot, and people are not willing to give the Tories another shot. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot