Ontario 2011 (6th October)

[Marokai Backbeat]

I was bored enough to watched the debate on YouTube, and was incredibly frustrated by Horwath not being aggressive enough in the first half hour or so, but once she got going she did very well. (Although some of her very good one-line comebacks I fear went unnoticed.)

Hudak, as others have said, came off as intensely scripted, and McGuinty performed pretty good, neither poorly or exceptionally, but I hate how much he gesticulates when he talks. Jesus Christ.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Progressive Conservatives - 34
Liberals - 32
New Democrats - 29
Greens - 5

http://www.legermarketing.com/documents/POL/111011ENG.pdf


Of course, I have no sense of whether or not Leger is a good pollster.

[Marokai Backbeat]

They didn't do Ottawa Centre!!!???

For f's sake!

If swing voters see that the NDP is ahead, they'll be less likely to vote Liberal?

Maybe, but it seems like nothing will convince those idiots. (sorry, it's morning and I'm running on very little sleep)

I enjoy grumpy Earl!

[Marokai Backbeat]

Not a bad night, all told. Some scary moments for the NDP when they seemed like they were going to lose Trinity-Spadina, but overall I think with a Liberal minority, and an expanded NDP caucus, the Liberals will be able to keep government out of PC hands and the NDP will get occasional concessions and policy victory through the Liberal's weakened strength in the legislature.

That's not a bad deal.

Some NDP supports on this forum have been a little spoiled lately. From either the NDP surge to Opposition in May and the comeback record-breaking victory in Manitoba. Purely for a result for the Ontario NDP, this is good.