Support for NDP in Quebec skyrockets

The Huffington Post:

But more than one month after the campaign has ended, the NDP now enjoys the support of a majority of Quebecers.

The poll, reported by La Presse on Thursday, was conducted online by CROP from June 15 to 20 and surveyed 1,000 people in the province.

Since the election, the New Democrats have picked up ten points in Quebec and now lead with a massive 53 per cent. With this level of support, especially considering how the NDP’s voters are evenly spread across regional and demographic lines in the province, the New Democrats would have a good shot at winning up to 70 seats in Quebec.

The Conservatives are holding firm at 18 per cent, but the Bloc Québécois has dropped seven points since the election and now has the support of only 16 per cent of Quebecers. That is still more than the Liberals, however, who are down four more points to only 10 per cent.

Both the Liberals and the Bloc could be completely swept from the province with these numbers.

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