New Poll: Saskatchewan NDP in Statisital Tie with Right-Wing Sask Party
According to the latest poll from Environics:
I thought that the Sask Party would be down, but I had no idea that the NDP would be up so much. Perhaps all this talk of a leadership race is premature!
Gains for the NDP this quarter put the party in a virtual tie with the recently elected Saskatchewan Party, while support for the Liberals holds steady.
Five months into its mandate, the Saskatchewan Party (SP) government is finding itself being challenged by its closest rival, the NDP. The SP now has 46 percent of decided voter support, essentially unchanged from December 2007 and on par with the party’s share of the popular vote in the November 2007 election.
The NDP has gained ground this quarter and now rivals the SP, within the margin of error for the survey. The NDP now has the support of 41 percent of decided voters, up eight points from December 2007 and on par with its share of the popular vote.
(Yes, Yes, +/- 8% but that can work both ways, technically, the NDP could actually be ahead!)
3 comments:
Most of this poll is four months old??
The poll was put out a couple of weeks ago. June 16th to be precise. It's only a few days out-of-date and as far as I know it is the most recent poll done in the province.
Just based on my conversations with a few SaskParty MLA's (not in cabinet, obviously), and a few defeated candidates, I'd almost say that there's a good chance that a substantial number of people will be walking away from the party.
The main complaint -- the Government of Saskatchewan has essentially been hijacked by a small group of old Devine Tory elites (ie: Doug Emsley and friends), and the pace of doling out patronage appointments and firing NDP cronies has been glacial. Further, constituents who have had legitimate issues with mistreatment by government or the Crowns are not having their long-standing concerns addressed.
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