Tories Not Reaping Benefits Of Strong Economy

But new public-opinion data suggests voters are still resistant to supporting his government. Harris/Decima placed the Tories at 33 per cent in overall support -- three points lower than in the last election, down slightly from earlier this month, but still four points ahead of the Liberals. Those stagnant numbers fly in the face of a separate Harris/Decima survey that suggests the state of satisfaction with the economy has reached historic levels. An overwhelming majority of respondents -- 82 per cent -- characterized the economy as excellent or good while only 17 per cent described it as fair or poor. Pollster Bruce Anderson says he's been polling since 1980 and has never seen such optimism about the economy. "We can't recall seeing a situation like this,'' the Harris/Decima president said in an interview. General satisfaction with the country's overall direction was also extremely high -- 61 per cent of respondents said they were pleased with where Canada was headed, compared with just 38 per cent who weren't. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071030/tories_poll_071030/20071030?hub=QPeriod

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