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Originally Posted by Firebot
The NDP is losing support and not gaining them from disenfranchised Liberal voters according to 338Canada.
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I don't think there's much evidence that they're losing support. They're polling right in the 17-20% range they've been in for the last couple of years, which is higher than their vote share in either of the last 2 elections. They're not really gaining support, but the last time the Liberals were this unpopular in mid-2019, the NDP was polling even lower than they are now.
The NDP probably sees things going 2 ways, neither of which would suggest they want to push an election:
1) Liberals remain unpopular, which will probably benefit the NDP simply due to a lack of other options.
2) Liberals regain some of their popularity, which means there's a chance for the NDP to have direct influence on policy if the Liberals somehow manage another minority government.