NDP support stays firm despite smears

The Toronto Star:

Ottawa — Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel is facing a struggle to win over Canadians but so far her past ties to the Bloc Québécois haven’t harmed overall support for the federal New Democrats, a new poll shows.

Support for the NDP is at 31 per cent, up slightly since the May election, despite the revelation that until recently Turmel was a card-carrying member of the Bloc Québécois.

The poll reveals that party preferences have changed little since election day. The Conservatives are at 39 per cent, the NDP at 31 per cent, the Liberals at 19 per cent, Bloc at 6 per cent and Green Party at 4 per cent.

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