Tory support is up

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Hank C

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Support for Tories up since election: new poll
CTV.ca News Staff

Support for the Conservatives is up since the election, despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's controversial appointment of former Liberal David Emerson to his cabinet.

Conservatives now enjoy support from 39 per cent of Canadians, up from 36.3 per cent on Jan. 23 when the party won the election.

The Strategic Counsel conducted the survey for The Globe and Mail. Those interviewed were asked which candidate they would support in their local area if they were to vote again.

"The debilitating effect of the cabinet appointment fiasco is clearly nowhere as large as the cognoscenti would suggest," Strategic Counsel chairman Allan Gregg told the newspaper.

He added that the Conservatives are benefiting from a "halo effect," because parties normally remain popular for a period of time after winning an election.

The same poll said that Liberal popularity has slipped to 28 per cent from 30.2 per cent.

Meanwhile, the NDP has enjoyed a slight rise in support, from 17.5 per cent to 19 per cent.

The survey was conduced between Feb. 16 and 19, and 1,000 people were interviewed. It's considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060222/poll_support_060222/20060223/
 
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Hank C

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"The debilitating effect of the cabinet appointment fiasco is clearly nowhere as large as the cognoscenti would suggest," Strategic Counsel chairman Allan Gregg told the newspaper.
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I though they Conservatives deserved some criticism for the Emerson situation, seeing as how they seemed to run a campaign against this kind of behavior. But the media did seem to drag it out, probably since after the election there was a news deficiency, and they were looking for some kind of contriversey to cover.

The NDP is also slightly up seeing as how there were still some supporters who decided to latch onto the sinking liberal ship, rather than vote their conscience.
 
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Hank C

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EXCLUSIVE POLL: Happy with Harper
Sunday, February 19, 2006


OTTAWA, Ontario -- Stephen Harper's rough start as Prime Minister hasn't affected his popularity.
In fact a new Ipsos-Reid Global News poll shows Conservative support is higher than it was on election day.

When Stephen Harper was sworn in the honeymoon was over almost before it started.

Howls of outrage greeted David Emerson's switch to the Conservative party and appointment to the Cabinet, and the appointment of Michael Fortier to the Senate so he could be Canada's new Public Works Minister also touched a nerve.

But an Ipsos Reid Global News poll shows the controversies aren't hurting the Tories.

The Conservatives now have the support of 38 per cent of voters, up 2 points from election day, while the Liberals have dropped to 26 per cent and the NDP holding steady at 19 per cent.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's image hasn't been tarnished either, the poll shows almost twice as many Canadians approve of his performance than disapprove of it.

The same can't be said for David Emerson, 62 percent of those surveyed say the Liberal who crossed the floor to the Conservatives should resign and run in a by-election.

In the past week, the new Conservative government has been fairly quiet, as Stephen Harper and his ministers work behind closed doors getting ready for the resumption of Parliament in April.

But they can breathe a little easier because their first stumbles seem to have been forgiven.
 
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