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Liberals inch closer to Tories, poll suggests
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Oct 08, 2008 04:43pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Media | Website - CBC |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 8, 2008 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Stéphane Dion's Liberals have crept closer to the Conservatives in public support, while Canadians' increasing fears over an uncertain economy appear to be carving away at Stephen Harper's electoral hopes, a new poll suggests.
The latest Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll gave Harper's Conservatives 31 per cent support across Canada, just four percentage points clear of the resurgent Liberals, who rose to 27 per cent support.
"It's a very interesting and tightening race," said the CBC's David Taylor, who is covering the various public opinion surveys ahead of the Oct. 14 federal election.
The New Democrats had 20 per cent support, with the Greens at 12 and the Bloc Québécois at eight per cent.
Four of every 10 poll respondents — particularly women, city-dwellers and older, affluent voters — say the roller-coaster markets are causing them to rethink their vote, largely at the expense of the Tories, said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. |
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