This Weekend's Ipsos Poll Questions

I was extremely amused when I pulled these poll questions out of the "in-box".

Thinking of how you feel right now, if a FEDERAL election were held tomorrow, which of the following parties' candidates would you, yourself, be most likely to support or are leaning towards?

The New Democratic Party (NDP)

The Green Party

The Conservative Party

The Liberal Party

Or some other party

Would not vote/None/Would spoil ballot

Don't know

And, thinking of the party you plan to vote for right now, how likely are you to change your mind and vote for another party on Election Day?

Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not likely at all

In this election are you...

Voting for your preferred party or candidate

Planning to vote strategically for some other party or candidate

Regardless of who you are voting for, which party do you think will win the win the Federal Election on January 23rd and form Canada's next government?

The NDP The Liberals The Conservatives Don't Know

Now, forgetting for a minute about the federal parties and what they stand for, and forgetting about which party you might be supporting, which of the federal party leaders do you think would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

Jack Layton Paul Martin Gilles Duceppe Stephen Harper

Now if Canada has a minority government after the next election, please indicate whether each of the following combinations would be acceptable or unacceptable to you?

Veryacceptable Somewhatacceptable Somewhatunacceptable Veryunacceptable

A Conservative-led minority government supported by the NDP

A Liberal-led minority government supported by the NDP

A Conservative-led minority government supported by the Bloc Quebecois

A Liberal-led minority government supported by the Bloc Quebecois

Recently there has been some talk about the possibility of the Conservatives winning a majority. If this seems likely would you change your mind about who to vote for?

Yes No

The current election campaign has been ongoing for the last month and half. Please tell me whether you think each leader has run a good or bad campaign.

Verygood Somewhatgood Somewhatbad Verybad

NDP Leader Jack Layton

Liberal Leader Paul Martin

Bloc Quebecois Gilles Duceppe

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper

If Stephen Harper and the Conservatives win the election and form Canada's government, do you think they have enough candidates who are capable of being effective cabinet ministers?

Yes No

For each of the following potential election outcomes please indicate whether you think Paul Martin should resign or stay on as leader of the Liberal Party.

Resign Stay on

Conservative minority with Liberals a close second

Liberal minority

Conservative majority

Conservative minority with Liberals a distant second

Assuming Paul Martin does step down as leader of the Liberal Party which of the following people would you most like to see become leader of the Liberal Party.

Former Finance Minister John Manley

Canada's Ambassador to the US Frank McKenna

Former Cabinet Minister Brian Tobin

Minister of Public Works and Government Services Scott Brison

Former Cabinet Minister Martin Cauchon

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Belinda Stronach

Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

Current Liberal Candidate and Author Michael Ignatieff

None of the above

And, who do you think is most to blame for the Liberals' current election troubles...?

Liberals' advisors and strategists

Paul Martin

Jean Chretien

None of the above


Now, I'd like to know whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements...

Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree

This election has gone on long enough, let's just vote already

I would be more likely to vote Liberal if Jean Chrétien was still the leader of the party

Voting NDP is just a wasted vote

The federal Liberal Party is fundamentally corrupt and does not deserve to be re-elected

Canada will get better government if we have a MINORITY parliament after the next election [authors note: why would they have "MINORITY" all in caps like that?]

Stephen Harper is just too extreme to be Canada's Prime Minister

[ / poll questions]

Notice how there was no mention of Harper resigning or a leadership race for the Conservatives or looking for someone to blame for a bad Conservative campaign.

That's amusing!