Archive for January 27th, 2012

Globe and Mail: Canadians still unfamiliar with NDP leadership contenders, poll shows

January 27, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: News

By: Jane Taber Originally posted on January 27, 2012 More bad news for the NDP: 40 per cent of Canadians haven’t heard of any of the eight candidates in the leadership race, according to a new online poll. Even worse, 35 per cent of New Democrats could not recognize the candidates running to replace the [...]

NDP Leadership Race

January 27, 2012 by Abacus | Categories: Polls

Thomas Mulcair, Brian Topp and Paul Dewar have highest name recognition among NDP leadership candidates. NDP supporters want a leader who stands for clear social democratic principles and who can stand up to Stephen Harper. With about two months left in the federal NDP’s leadership race, a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data finds [...]