Tim Woolstencroft
Tim Woolstencroft
creating desired easier held people starting views
They're starting to have their desired impact. They are essentially reconnecting people to views they previously held about Stephen Harper, and that's easier than creating a whole new view of someone.
continue creep eastern eat geographic key liberal ontario regions starting support tories win
The Tories are starting to eat away at Liberal support in key geographic regions like Southwest Ontario and Eastern Ontario. You can also say that, if the Tories continue to creep up, they'll start to win more seats.
identical virtually
That's virtually identical to what it was in 2004.
appear appetite change clearly issue people platform
Clearly people have an appetite for change. The issue was, were they comfortable with change that the Conservatives would bring. Harper has purposefully defanged his platform in a way to make that change appear not so threatening.
across country good spread vote
Their vote is very inefficient -- it's spread out across the country in a way that doesn't give them a really good chance.
province strong
What's interesting is how strong it is in the province of Quebec.