"Mr. Layton's 'POLE NUMBERS' (emphasis mine) are so good because Conservatives and the Liberal parties have underestimated the Canadian public as per usual."Yeah, underestimating... that's the problem here.
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I feel for Thomas Mulcair, I truly do... because, sadly, no matter what he does or doesn't do, he will never be half as popular with dipper disciples as this guy...