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English Leaders Debate Audience Says Harper Comes Out on Top (31%), But Layton Not Far Behind (25%) and May (17%) Performs Well Above Expectations
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Oct 03, 2008 09:01am |
| Category | Poll |
| News Date | Oct 03, 2008 08:00am |
| Description | Toronto, ON — The results of an near instantaneous Ipsos Reid/CanWest News Service poll, conducting during Thursday night’s English-language leaders’ debate among English-speaking voters who were watching the debate, has revealed:
The Winner...
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper emerges as the winner heading into the conclusion of Thursday’s English-language debate, with 31% of Canadian voters who responded to the survey while viewing the English-language debate saying the Prime Minister was poised to win (down 9 points from the 40% who thought he would win). This is compared 25% who feel that NDP Leader Jack Layton was set to win (up 5 points), placing him in a close second-place finish. Interestingly, more English-speaking Canadians who viewed the debate thought that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (17%, up 13 points) was winning the debate than thought Liberal Leader Stephane Dion was winning (15%, up 4 points). Just 2% of Anglophones thought that Gilles Duceppe would come out on top (up 1 point). One in ten (10%) viewers didn’t know who was winning the debate.
The Best Ideas and Policies...
According to 31% (down 6 points since pre-debate poll) of voters, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered the best policies and ideas during the debate. Jack Layton (22%, down 3 points), Stephane Dion (21%, up 3 points), and Elizabeth May (20%, up 12 points) were closely clustered in second, third, and fourth place, respectively. Just 2% thought that Gilles Duceppe had the best ideas (up 1 point).
Impressions of the Leaders...
Subtracting worsened impressions from improved impressions, opinions of Elizabeth May improved (net +49) the most as a result of the debate, while Jack Layton (net +28) also fared well. Stephane Dion (net +11) also had a solid debate, while Gilles Duceppe (+6) also came out ahead. The only party leader to have overall impressions worsen was Stephen Harper (net -10), despite the fact that more viewers thought he won the debate than |
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