Graves said current figures suggest the NDP could take a "breathtaking" 100 seats. With that count, the once-unthinkable scenario of a Layton-led coalition with the Liberals begins to emerge, he said.
Not happening. They might outdo their own record of...40-something seats...maybe, but it's highly unlikely they'll achieve that amount of seats. Polls usually overestimate the actual turnout for the NDP.
The rise of Layton has been impressive but typically, NDP support is soft. However, usually the soft votes bleed to the Liberals and that won't happen this time.
"It's hard to imagine a 130seat diminished Harper government would be able to hold on to power against a clear majority of seats and a major advantage in popular support for the NDP and the Liberals," Graves said. "The idea that you could have a Jack Layton-led coalition sounds preposterous, but that's what the numbers suggest."
"It's hard to imagine a 130seat diminished Harper government would be able to hold on to power against a clear majority of seats and a major advantage in popular support for the NDP and the Liberals," Graves said. "The idea that you could have a Jack Layton-led coalition sounds preposterous, but that's what the numbers suggest."
Jack had edged up in the polls. Where's this suggestion he's going to take over.
The question is: would the Liberals even want to be a junior partner in an NDP-led coalition? Knowing their arrogant and entitled attitude, I'm skeptical they would but if they were desperate enough for even a scrap of power... then it is a distinct possibility.
I'm even more skeptical that Jack actually cares. He's doing it for himself like any self-respecting politician. Any claim otherwise is a damn lie or delusional.
Not happening. They might outdo their own record of...40-something seats...maybe, but it's highly unlikely they'll achieve that amount of seats. Polls usually overestimate the actual turnout for the NDP.
The last polls here predict 30-40 seats ONLY in Quebec. Don't forget the insanity of Quebec voters.
"It's hard to imagine a 130seat diminished Harper government would be able to hold on to power against a clear majority of seats and a major advantage in popular support for the NDP and the Liberals," Graves said. "The idea that you could have a Jack Layton-led coalition sounds preposterous, but that's what the numbers suggest."
Jack had edged up in the polls. Where's this suggestion he's going to take over.
If Canadians find themselves being governed by a Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition following the May election, they want to see NDP leader Jack Layton become prime minister, results of an exclusive poll for Postmedia News and Global National released Friday suggest.
Only 27 per cent of the poll's respondents said they'd want Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to be top dog, compared to 14 per cent who support Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe and 59 per cent who said Layton.
The question is: would the Liberals even want to be a junior partner in an NDP-led coalition? Knowing their arrogant and entitled attitude, I'm skeptical they would but if they were desperate enough for even a scrap of power... then it is a distinct possibility.
I'm even more skeptical that Jack actually cares. He's doing it for himself like any self-aggrandizing politician. Any claim otherwise is a damn lie or delusional.
The question is: would the Liberals even want to be a junior partner in an NDP-led coalition? Knowing their arrogant and entitled attitude, I'm skeptical they would but if they were desperate enough for even a scrap of power... then it is a distinct possibility.
I'm even more skeptical that Jack actually cares. He's doing it for himself like any self-respecting politician. Any claim otherwise is a damn lie or delusional.
Self Respecting Politician? That would be like finding a virgin in a whore house.
Not happening. They might outdo their own record of...40-something seats...maybe, but it's highly unlikely they'll achieve that amount of seats. Polls usually overestimate the actual turnout for the NDP.
The last polls here predict 30-40 seats ONLY in Quebec. Don't forget the insanity of Quebec voters.
As much as I'm optimistic that the Bloc might be destroyed, I don't think the Bloc is out of the running yet. The Conservatives have a good chance to take some urban, English speaking Quebec areas, though they'll still probably be red.
We'll see, but I'm not seeing Layton going past 100, even if he scores a good chunk of Quebec.