tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post3195419798688430502..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Ontario PollSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-14271180233579387842007-09-11T12:26:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:26:00.000-04:00Note: Ernie Eves won 35 per cent of the popular vo...Note: Ernie Eves won 35 per cent of the popular vote and ended up with 24 seats. John Tory is doing just as well as Eves now.<BR/><BR/>Will Tory do better than 24 seats? Yes, given the vote splitting. The Dippers will do better and that will prevent some tactical voting which helped McGuinty in 2003.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-36518925368013163842007-09-10T19:47:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:47:00.000-04:00milesYou have a really good handle on the local ri...miles<BR/><BR/>You have a really good handle on the local ridings :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-66409687196654064262007-09-10T17:34:00.000-04:002007-09-10T17:34:00.000-04:00Probably too early to say. In addition one has to...Probably too early to say. In addition one has to see what comes on the campaign trail. If McGuinty makes a gaffe, it could pretty much cancel Tory's gaffe out. In addition the seat projections seem to almost match the federal ones as the Liberals got 54 seats federally and the Tories 40 seats. However, I highly doubt all ridings that went Tory federally will go Tory provincially and likewise some that went Liberal federally might go Tory provincially. For example, I cannot see St. Catharines, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, or Essex going Tory provincially. Likewise I cannot see Elizabeth Witmer losing her seat despite the fact it went solidly Liberal federally. And I suspect the PCs will do better in the 905 belt than their federal counterparts, but not dominate rural Ontario to quite the same extent. Although I wouldn't be surprised if the PCs win no seats in the 416, I think their chances are a lot better than for the federal Tories.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.com