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Originally Posted by Ducay
NDP's surge in Quebec doesn't surprise me. Its just a socialist party stealing votes from another socialist party. They're basically the same parties except one hates Canada and the other has a mustache.
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Really? I thought the Bloc was founded primarily by disgruntled Tories who left the party after the Brian Mulroney debacle.
Anyway, even though the NDP is riding high in QC right now, somehow I just cannot see voters there wholeheartedly abandoning either the natural governing party (Grits) or the seemingly indomitable Bloc. The NDP has no roots or history in the province and Quebec voters are notorious for throwing their support
en masse behind certain "causes" prior to Election Day. Pools in Quebec are as they say "swings and roundabouts" and I'm not convinced that their increased level of support there is going to translate into the magical 50 seats that some pollsters are suggesting. That would be a monumental achievement for them, but I cannot see voters completely abandoning both the Liberal Party AND the Bloc to the degree suggested by some.
Polls are a funny thing. Over here (UK) the Liberal Democrats were polling around 30% after the first leadership debate. This groundswell of support did not translate into more representation in Westminster and in fact they lost 5 seats over their 2007 election results.
I'll be amazed if I wake up Tuesday morning to see a 100-seat NDP official opposition and a Bloc Quebecois Party that has lost its official party status as some pundits are suggesting. Very surprised.