Ignatieff Would Do Worse In Election Than Dion: Poll

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff interacts with student Payton Kelly before reading a book to a pre-kindergarten class, at an early childhood learning centre in Ottawa Oct. 20, 2009. Photograph by: Blair Gable, Reuters

From Canada.com:

OTTAWA — A new poll shows support for the federal Liberal party has weakened so much that, were an election to be held today, Michael Ignatieff would lead his party to a worse showing than his predecessor, Stephane Dion, did last October.

“The Liberals, these days, just have no traction at all,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of polling firm Ipsos Reid, which provided its latest results exclusively to Canwest News Service and Global National.

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My Comment:If this poll is accurate, Michael Ignatieff should count himself lucky. If he was successful in pulling the plug on the government last month, he would be looking for alternative work by now.

It is clear that a majority of Canadians are not interested in an election. It is also clear that the Liberals and NDP are bleeding support to the Bloc and the Green Party. The only question that one can ask is .... will these voters come back in the future, or has the NDP and Liberals lost them for good. My gut is telling me that some of these voters may not be coming back.

As for the Conservatives, Quebec is denying them their majority again. PM Harper and his staff must formulate a new strategy and approach to winning in this battleground. Unfortunately, I do not see anyone in the PMO's office or in the Party who understands the dynamics in Quebec and what it takes to win here. They are certainly lacking a good spokesperson who can make their case in this province.