Conservatives Take The Lead Over Trudeau’s Liberals With Only One Week Until Election Day – IOTW Report

Conservatives Take The Lead Over Trudeau’s Liberals With Only One Week Until Election Day

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, by the way.

The Federalist:

The Far-Left NDP Rises Thanks to Jagmeet Singh

In the aftermath of the final two debates in the 2019 Canadian federal election cycle, no man has benefitted more than NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. While Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer opened strongly against Trudeau and landed the best blows on the sitting prime minister, it’s Singh that’s seen his party’s fortunes rise the most following the Oct. 7 and Oct. 10 debates. Singh played the debates coolly, staying above the fray, and attempted to posit himself as an alternative to Canada’s traditional parties.

By every measure, Singh’s calm and genteel approach paid off with viewers — especially with the higher-rated English debate. Polls by Ledger as well as Innovative Research found Singh won handily. Google search results also show that Singh garnered the largest bump in post-debate interest out of any of the candidates.

Yet away from the bright lights of the debates, Singh’s message remains frequently caustic, a stark contrast to his message of understanding and camaraderie. Earlier in the campaign, Singh expressed hope that U.S. President Donald Trump would be impeached. After his remark drew criticism, Singh qualified his comments by claiming they were “a little tongue-in-cheek.” Most recently, Singh said he believed there was “no question” that Canada was a racist country, before eventually walking the comment back.

The Conservatives Take the Lead in Election Predictions

After the Liberal Party led the last three weeks of projections, last-minute movement is upending what looked to be a stable race. The NDP and Bloc Quebecois have seen notable post-debate gains, and both parties have swelled at the expense of the Liberal Party. While the Conservatives are still waiting to pull away, for the first time since the election began, they sit atop the field, currently pegged to win the most seats. read more

8 Comments on Conservatives Take The Lead Over Trudeau’s Liberals With Only One Week Until Election Day

  1. Although of course I’d like to see the Conservatives come out on top, what I’d really like is to see Justine T. cry. And not just weep a little. Some sobbing would be OK as long as it led up to extended bawling.

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  2. Uncle Al, we want to see his entire legacy erased, the damage reversed and to have him be reminded that he was the worst we ever had!
    I never want to see him on TV and with no patronage positions ever.

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  3. The worst outcome of this election is the Liberals forming a minority government with the NDP as it’s partner. The NDP would dictate government policy and the Liberals who are known for making any deal to either get into or remain in power being the bitch in the partnership. It would be a disaster for Canada and each day I’m ashamed and pissed to see so many Canadians park their brains on the “free stuff” side of the road. This is a very dangerous time for my country and it’s future.

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  4. @scr_north October 15, 2019 at 3:27 am

    > for my country and it’s future

    Yous and the Americans need to play a game of chicken: “Who bails first?”

    You all could join up (Crimea style) and form “South Russia” (cause everything’s south from The North Pole). Yeah, the name sucks. But, just like The United States Constitution, whoever you let take all your money is just gonna rewrite the “founding” document, when you take your guns from their head… so, you they can change it to something fancier, later.

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