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Evidence suggests that the NDP vote is actually firming up and they continue to hold a sizable advantage on second choice. They may not have reached the ceiling of this JackQuake which is shaking the country.The silver lining to the Orange Crush is that the Conservatives are dropping almost as fast as the Liberals.
Graves said the figures could conceivably bring the NDP, led by Jack Layton, more than 100 seats in Parliament. The poll indicates that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives could win around 130 seats.That popping sound you hear is a million Conservative wingnut heads exploding.
But that's not a majority in Parliament, raising the prospect that the NDP could form a coalition with the Liberals and Layton could become the party's first prime minister.
In Prairie Dog magazine, Paul Dechene uses Project Democracy charts to summarize some other key Regina ridings.
- Liberals and Greens should vote NDP
Beauport--Limoilou- NDP and Green should vote Liberal
- NDP and Green should vote Liberal
- Liberals and Greens should vote NDP
- Liberals and Greens should vote NDP
- NDP and Green should vote Liberal
- Liberals and Greens should vote NDP
"They know it's a battle, they know it's a challenge, and they know we are behind to the Tories, but they are pumped and we'll go all out right to the end"
William Stairs, chief of staff in Oda’s ministerial office said in an email to the Star late Wednesday that despite Trost’s claim, no decision has yet been made on Planned Parenthood’s application because CIDA is “still reviewing the file.” . . .Oh, really? But we've heard from Trost before and he did seem to know what he was talking about then.
Conservative officials called an urgent news conference with reporters at 1:30 a.m. in Newfoundland to distance the party from Trost’s controversial comments. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s spokesman, Dimitri Soudas, referred to Trost as a “backbencher” and said he was mistaken to say a decision had been made . . . “I honestly don’t know where he got his information,” Soudas said.