Some of the numbers in the new Angus Reid poll released today are fascinating.
Overall:
CPC - 37%
NDP - 33%
LIB - 19%
BLQ - 6%
GRN - 4%
The interesting parts:
- NDP owns the youth vote (41% NDP to 27% CPC).
- CPC leads voter certainty (83% CPC to 75% NDP).
- Layton leads approval (50% Layton to 34% Harper).
- Layton leads "momentum score" - measure by which opinion has improved/worsened throughout the election (+40 Layton to -5 Elizabeth May)
- Harper believed best suited to deal with Crime and Economy.
- Layton believed best suited to deal with Health Care and Ethics and Accountability.
- May believed best suited to deal with Environment.
- Harper believed best suited to be Prime Minister (31% Harper to 29% Layton)
- 44% believe the CPC has done a poor job and do not deserve to form the next government (29% believe the CPC performed well and deserves a majority).
- 42% would be satisfied with a NDP-Liberal coalition not needing support of the Bloc.
- 40% would be satisfied with a CPC majority.
Link to PDF