Wynne’s approval rating sinks to 12 per cent – an all-time low

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Roflcopters if Patrick Brown doesn't get a majority in the next election.
 

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Mark my words...

The Teacher's Unions and welfare bums will ensure yet another 4 more years of these Liberal parasites.
 

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ding dong the wynne is dead. ;)
 

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Wynne's approval rating drops to all-time low of 12 per cent | CP24.com

The poll found that 81 per cent of respondents disapprove of the job that Wynne is doing as premier while just 12 per cent approve of it. A further seven per cent said they were unsure.


The result marks the sixth straight decline for Wynne’s approval rating in Angus Reid polls. The last time the firm released a poll in December, Wynne’s approval rating stood at 16 per cent.


The low approval rating also puts Wynne in a class of her own among Canadian premiers.

 

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There is no doubt that Wynne isn't liked by many. This is good for the Liberal party however.

This was posted to another thread, but shows that Wynne is being held personally responsible for most of Ontario's troubles. In this article, Ontario PCs are ahead of the Liberals, but only with Wynne as leader. Dump her and the Liberals can bounce back. This indicates that of the people polled, the blame for the depressed state of Ontario is clearly Wynne's fault, not the Liberal party itself. It's a shame that people think that, but it appears to be the case.

Struggling Ontario Liberals have shot at another majority if Kathleen Wynne resigns: poll | National Post

Wynne didn't start the financial mess in which Ontario finds itself, but she definitely contributed to it. As well, she really messed up with Ontario Hydro. I suggest that Liberal strategists have known about this for a long time and won't make any effort to separate her from what the public perceives to be "the mess she created". This gives the Liberals a good chance of forming the next provincial government. The crap sticks to her and she carries it away when she steps down before the next election.

Wynne says she will lead the party into the next election, but strategists know that is political suicide for her personally, and for the party generally. I'm betting she will choose to "pursue other options" and step down. Short of a miracle, she cannot be elected again. As a Liberal, she is a huge liability. Personally, she is seen by voters as the cause of all people's woes. Her departure wipes much of the Liberal slate clean.

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/11/18/im-not-going-anywhere-kathleen-wynne.html

While it is too early to see how this will play out. I'm betting they will wait until after the summer is over before the political maneuvering starts.

Another piece of the puzzle is PC leader Patrick Brown's popularity with voters. I cannot find the poll, but of the three party leaders, Brown held down bottom spot, even though his party was ahead of the Liberals. He is not liked by voters. This could add a few votes to the Liberal's chances.

It is too early to start predicting anything, but there are several things to keep an eye on.
 

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She's gonna lose and there is nothing that she can do or say, at this point to stop that from happening. Maybe, she'll get lucky again and have an opponent that loses a sure-thing election during a five minute sound byte, again. What are the chances of that happening twice?
 

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According to latest poll, if election were held today. Ms. Wynn's Lieberals would not have enough seats to be an official party. The NDP would be the official opposition and the PCs would have a commanding majority.


When do you think she will quit? It is obvious that will be the Lieberal strategy. Blame all the issues on her failures rather than their corruption and lies.
 

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This indicates that of the people polled, the blame for the depressed state of Ontario is clearly Wynne's fault, not the Liberal party itself. It's a shame that people think that, but it appears to be the case.
Yep. I've been trying to point out elsewhere that Wynne is continuing what McGuinty started because it's PARTY policy.
I'm not really sure if there's anyone worth voting for this time around. Brown has all the appeal of seeing a nice greasy pork chop in a dirty ashtray when you're hungover. I'm not too sure Ontario wants to experiment with the NDP again after the last disaster. And no matter who heads up the Liberals, it'll just be a continuation of the same disastrous policies for Ontario that we had under the McWynnty "leadership".
 

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Yep. I've been trying to point out elsewhere that Wynne is continuing what McGuinty started because it's PARTY policy.
I'm not really sure if there's anyone worth voting for this time around. Brown has all the appeal of seeing a nice greasy pork chop in a dirty ashtray when you're hungover. I'm not too sure Ontario wants to experiment with the NDP again after the last disaster. And no matter who heads up the Liberals, it'll just be a continuation of the same disastrous policies for Ontario that we had under the McWynnty "leadership".
MMMmmm. . . hungover greasy ashtray porkchop.
 

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I think that she will announce her intention to retire early next year. Before Christmas would be even better. That will give them time to find another leader.
 

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if you want to blame anyone for Wynnes majority, you can blame the Ontario conservatives for running Tim Hudak a second time.
 

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MMMmmm. . . hungover greasy ashtray porkchop.
Guess the pop culture reference. :lol:

if you want to blame anyone for Wynnes majority, you can blame the Ontario conservatives for running Tim Hudak a second time.
I think it'd be pretty easy to blame the Conservatives for all the Liberal wins after McGuinty's first term. Every election since then has been theirs to lose and they've done exactly that.

Quite frankly, the only Conservative leader that was worth a damn and one of only a tiny handful of federal and provincial politicians I have any respect for is Mike Harris.