I’m as shocked as anyone at the sudden, apparent surge of the New Democrats in Quebec.
It makes sense the NDP would eventually win appeal with Quebecers. Jack Layton is a native son and he’s been organizing there for years and it’s paying off. We’ve always known that Quebec is the most socialist/progressive of the 10 provinces. And now, due to the unique circumstances of 2011, the NDP has managed to find a window into the hearts of many Quebecois voters. If the NDP manage to hang on to this lead in the Quebec popular vote, this’ll signal a historic breakthrough, one that changes federal politics forever. It’s also nice to see a populist wave coming from the left for a change.
Michael Ignatieff is still in this, but this election is now completely up in the air…
Please feel free to share your thoughts to make sense of all this:
