[realcity]

Without a strong economy we can't have anything else. It is always about the economy. For without that we don't have money for healthcare, education, green programs etc. It's a pretty simple vote for me.

The students/youth vote may be behind the orange surge, I was there as a student my first vote cast ever was for Bob Rae. It's nothing new that they vote for NDP, and unions have always been their base. These students will be the ones that will have to pay for the massive spending that Layton is proposing. Once they get a real life outside of campus life, stop watching Glee, and a career in Halton or KW they'll be good old Conservatives.... GOC, lol... we should make that a thing. like Canada's version of the GOP.

The NDP Quebec surge is interesting but not surprising. Quebec is the most socialist province in the country. Right now the only two parties that are truly national parties are the Cons and NDP. So seeing them as the top two is fine with me.

Does it really matter? everyone governs from the center once in power. It's only in campaigns do we ever hear about these grand plans that never happen.