New Poll: Conservatives unhappy with Tory

Not that we needed any more evidence; a new poll by Holinshed Research shows that Conservative residents of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock aren't going to support John Tory:

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Poll shows Conservatives unhappy with Tory
Posted By Lindsay Post staff - Feb 9

KAWARTHA LAKES – Concerned Conservatives of Ontario has conducted a poll that shows almost 70 per cent of respondents in the riding of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock think it was a mistake for local MPP Laurie Scott to relinquish her seat to PC leader John Tory and trigger a byelection in the riding.

The group is now urging Tory to step aside as the PC candidate in the March 5 byelection "so that a more electable candidate can contest the election for the party" it said in a statement.

The poll results:

Question: "Do you believe that Laurie Scott made the right decision to step
down so John Tory could run to replace her?"

Responses: No—69.7% Yes—30.3%.

Question: "Now that John Tory is the PC candidate in the upcoming byelection to replace Laurie Scott, does that make you more or less likely to vote PC?

Responses: Less—48.0% More—12.7% Neither more nor less—32.8%

Question: "If John Tory wins the upcoming byelection to become your next MPP, which of the following two courses of action would you prefer he take?"

Responses: Run for re-election somewhere else: 48%. Run for re-election in this riding: 25.0%. Don't know / refuse to answer: 26.6%.

Question: "Do you have confidence in John Tory's ability to defeat the
Liberals and become Premier of Ontario?"

Responses: No—67.8% Yes—32.4%.

Question: "In the next general election, which is scheduled for 2011, would
you be more likely, or less likely to vote PC if John Tory steps down as the
leader of the PC Party and is replaced by another leader?"

Responses: More—29.5% Less—12.8% Same—21.7% Don't know / refusal—12.9%.

The poll surveyed 500 people in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock on January 30, 2008. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4%, 19 times out of 20. The poll was conducted by Holinshed Research.