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Among those favouring a majority government, the prospect of a Harper win was most popular in Alberta, where 79 per cent favoured the idea, and least popular in Atlantic Canada (52 per cent). Support for a Dion majority was highest in Atlantic Canada (37 per cent) and lowest in Alberta at 19 per cent.
The parties' support outside Ontario and Quebec continued to show the Conservatives on top in British Columbia and across the prairies but trailing the Liberals in Atlantic Canada by 44 per cent to 39 per cent.
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Stumble It!
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Homeland Stupidity Threat Level: 4
What actual figures show is that 58 per cent of decided voters support a majority government. Thirty four per cent of those prefer a Harper majority. Voters were only given two choices for leader of a majority. No information was provided on the numbers who refused to answer or were undecided.
The figures in no way support the contention that this media outlet is trying to sell. The numbers merely suggest that those who plan to vote Conservative in the next election have no fear of a Conservative majority. That is a no-brainer because it represents primarily the Conservative core vote.
Another poll released recently provides similar results: Stephen Harper is given as being the choice of 32 per cent as Prime Minister of decided voters verses only 9 per cent for Dion. These again were the only choices of leaders provided. What happened to the other potential choices is more interesting. "Neither" was the response of 45 per cent and another 14 per cent voted "Not Sure." This was not an overwhelming result. In Atlantic Canada a total of 75 per cent of the sample did not name either party leader. The only provinces in which Harper got a majority of support for leader was in Manitoba and Saskatchewan where he got 54 per cent. Even in Alberta he took only 37 per cent (as opposed to 38 per cent for neither).
There is no doubt that the CanWest media is pursuing an agenda whether it is to sell a Harper majority or to try to push him into an election is unclear.