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starseed · 10-19-2015, 09:25 AM

I think the Liberals were less vague about opposing a Niqab ban than the NDP. Some NDP members even spoke out against the party line.

What lost the NDP support was a multitude of things. There are federalists who voted NDP that will now vote squarely with the Liberals because of the clarity act issue. The Liberals also took a major lead in Ontario, which effectively made them the ABC vote. Trudeau led a positive and effective campaign, while it was clear that Mulcair (and Harper) expected him to be out of it by now.

Plus, it was clear that Mulcair's plan was better suited for a shorter campaign, as his platform is disjointed and doesnt have clear and realistic costing.

The Niqab is just an easy thing to point to, but it realistically only cost them a couple of points max. The combined NDP/Liberal support in the Nanos poll was 64.6%. The most recent Nanos poll has the combined vote at 60.9%. A drop for both parties of 3.7%. Most of the NDP support went to the also-anti-ban Liberals.

10-19-2015, 09:25 AM	#634
starseed First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2009 Exp:	I think the Liberals were less vague about opposing a Niqab ban than the NDP. Some NDP members even spoke out against the party line. What lost the NDP support was a multitude of things. There are federalists who voted NDP that will now vote squarely with the Liberals because of the clarity act issue. The Liberals also took a major lead in Ontario, which effectively made them the ABC vote. Trudeau led a positive and effective campaign, while it was clear that Mulcair (and Harper) expected him to be out of it by now. Plus, it was clear that Mulcair's plan was better suited for a shorter campaign, as his platform is disjointed and doesnt have clear and realistic costing. The Niqab is just an easy thing to point to, but it realistically only cost them a couple of points max. The combined NDP/Liberal support in the Nanos poll was 64.6%. The most recent Nanos poll has the combined vote at 60.9%. A drop for both parties of 3.7%. Most of the NDP support went to the also-anti-ban Liberals.