- Harper Die-Hards Rally Round the Con

Posted: 12:06 PM on August 10, 2010 the Calgary Herald
Tories, Liberals in near dead heat: Poll, Norma Greenaway, Postmedia News August 9, 2010,
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Tories+Liberals+near+dead+heat+Poll/3378094/story.html

Stephen Harper and the Con's have a 33% (within the margin of error) core of die-hard, right wing extremist supporters, epi-centre in Alberta. The last Ekos Polls is the first time in a long time that suggests that this may have some cracks in it. More likely they got caught on holidays and have now rallied around the cause. (Caught in a disproportionate degree that is, perhaps they have a higher disposable income even in this recession, being in Alberta and all that, or they simply reduced their contributions to the Conservative Party for a month and so can afford holidays in higher proportions that say Liberals, NDP or Green.)

This core support is the important thing since they are the ones keeping Harper and the Con's in power.

With their support Harper can introduce pretty much anything he wants that furthers his Con agenda and benefits his core support, to the detriment of Canada and Canadians as a whole. He will not lose the die-hards and perhaps even attract a few others hear and there - who knows even get a majority.

As long as the Harper policies do not consolidate the opposition then Harper can take the position 'Canada be d[redacted]'.

This, of course, explains Harper polices regarding the Long Form census, mega-billion dollar spending on 65 F35 jets, the G8-20 conference, increases in prisons for unreported crime, etc.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html