Is the ‘Anyone But’ Party going to be the big winner at the Ontario municipal and provincial level? And if so, how would that impact the next Federal election?
While driving home yesterday afternoon we happened to tune into AM 640 and Arlene Bynon’s program was centering on these questions – especially the first.
Lorrie Goldstein was interviewed on the subject and has a column in this morning’s Sun outlining the effect of the arrogant lefties’ assaults on Rob Ford – it is causing support to increase for Ford’s more fiscally conservative stance. The tax and spend mentality of the NDPers in Toronto may have finally hit the wall of voters’ tolerance, especially in the outlying ‘burbs.
Christina Blizzard picks up this theme and extrapolates it to the Ontario Liberal government which is now the status quo and becoming increasingly arrogant and out-of-touch with the taxpayer. The 2011 election may see a backlash there. In fact it has already started:
…For the first time since he was re-elected in 2007, Dalton McGuinty is trailing the PC leader in the polls.
Ipsos figures show the PCs at 36%, have a narrow lead over the Liberals, at 35%.
The NDP is at 18% and Greens are at 11%.
Sure, a slim 1% margin hardly makes Tory Tim Hudak a shoo-in for the premier, but it gives the Tories a needed boost.
That figure isn’t the most important one. On every question, the Tories were ahead. A whopping 64% of those polled want a change in government.
What’s most surprising about the figures is that Hudak is largely unknown. It’s not so much Hudak they’re voting for as it is McGuinty they’re voting against.
They want anyone but him…
So if voter intention is moving against the status quo in Toronto and Ontario, what about the federal scene? Are the incumbent Tories in trouble?
My guess is not, because of the minority situation where the Government’s hands are bound by the 3 opposition parties and the constant threat of an election. So federally the fact is that the status quo is still the tax & spend mentality because a more fiscally-responsible position would be trashed by the left.
Therefore I think that if the Harper Conservatives could put forth a vision of Canada that would safeguard our economy, our communities and our borders, and restore respect to the taxpayer, then a majority is a realistic possibility – especially if it builds on the anyone-but-lefties momentum.
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Related
Iggy to Harper: “We make the rules!” – David Akin (Great truth-ad fodder for the next election!)
And how about this from the same source?
The Conservatives, for the last three years, have raised twice as much money from twice as many people as all the other parties, including the Liberals, combined.
“Politics is not a spectator sport,” Ignatieff told the crowd here. “We need your help. We are up against the toughest political machine, the nastiest political machine in the history of Canadian politics.”
So any grass root supporters donating to the Conservative Party are enabling the nastiest political machine in the history of Canadian politics, according to Michael Ignatieff. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourselves?
I’m sure that Maria Augimeri would not be impressed with your progress on the ‘learning curve’ either.
