May EKOS Research

: The federal party campaign was a tragedy of errors, according to Rabble. In late May EKOS Research declared, "…The prospect of a previously unthinkable NDP victory has squarely entered the realm of plausibility for voters." In a July 23-27 poll, 62 per cent told Ipsos the NDP represented "the best alternative to the current Harper Conservative government," while just 38 per cent said the Liberals. The federal NDP lost its 18th straight election in October, and leader Tom Mulcair is trying to find the black box in the wreckage of the campaign. When the campaign opened, with the party at 40 per cent in his August 23-24 poll, Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff gushed, "This is a historic day for the NDP, when the poll puts them in reach, not only of their first national government, but of a majority." How did the NDP campaign take the party from 34 per cent early in the campaign -- in a September 4-8 Ipsos poll -- to under 20 per cent on E-day When the Alberta NDP ended the 44-year reign of the Conservatives on May 5, the federal party soared to first place in the national polls. The federal party new support, however, only proved that voters were kicking the party tires and taking it for a test drive. Anti-Harper voters saw the Alberta NDP victory as evidence the federal NDP could topple Stephen Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.