Latest polling thread - started April 10, 2012

“I think those of us that supported Tom were hoping and expecting that this would be the kind of reaction. That’s one of the reasons we chose him,” Mr. Christopherson said.

Mr. Christopherson acknowledged the challenge facing the party now is in Ontario, where the NDP won only 22 of the province’s 106 Commons seats in the May election.

“I think we’re going to see a turnaround in Ontario, but it’s not going to happen right away, it’s going to be a gradual build,” Mr. Christopherson said, admitting Mr. Mulcair is an unknown product so far in the country’s most populous province.

“Any new leader has the challenge of getting themselves known, and quite frankly you don’t really become a household name until you’re about two weeks into an election, whether that’s national or provincial, in my experience,” he said. “We have more in the Ontario caucus now than we had in the entire national caucus when I arrived in 2004. We’ve gained seats every election, and it certainly gets tougher with every success to move on to the next success, but we’re committed to it and I think there is going to be a very positive, favourable response to Tom Mulcair and his approach to offering an alternative government.”

Ippurigakko wrote:

Good to see NDP stays alive in Quebec.

I knew they would vote only native Quebecker leader rather than non-Quebecker as always.

Except that last year Quebecers voted for "Toronto Jack" over Gilles Duceppe the pur-laine Quebecois icon

Finally hope for the NDP: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FREDERICTON - The New Democratic Party of New Brunswick is experiencing a resurgence in popularity in the city of St. John. To such an extent that it exceeds the Conservatives and Liberals in the polls.

Environics Poll Shows New Democrats in the Lead in Saint John: New Democrats 39%, PCs 33%, Liberals 28%

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Environics Vice President Derek Leebosh said “The New Democrats have been gaining ground across Atlantic Canada in recent federal and provincial elections. In Nova Scotia and Newfoundland that growth started in urban areas, such as Halifax and St. John's. We are now seeing a similar trend to the NB New Democrats in Saint John. This is bolstered by the federal NDP's rise to official opposition status and the NB NDP's growing visibility.”

They should. If they don`t, we have a problem. 

Cons have 34% of the votes even with Robocall and F-35 scandals.

I will feel good if NDP is 5% ahead of Cons in different polls.

 

Cons have 34% of the votes even with Robocall and F-35 scandals.

Ipsos Reid - April 12, 2012

 

CON 34% (-3 from 37)
NDP 33% (+4 from 29)
LIB 21% (-2 from 23)
BQ 7% (same)
GRN 4% (same)

 

http://www.canada.com/news/Conservative+popularity+falling+wake+recent+c...

I never saw Ipsos Reid as a pollster who ever gave much favourable polling to the NDP, so I'm surprised really. Don't you think it's interesting that that even pollsters who often give negative numbers are showing the NDP tied for 1st place?