Poilievre favourite to win Conservative leadership, but may struggle to grow party: poll
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The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 20 per cent of Canadians surveyed think Poilievre will win the race, rising to 37 per cent among Conservative voters.
The race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party appears to be Pierre Poilievre’s to lose, according to a new poll, that also suggests he may not be able to broaden the party’s appeal.
The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 20 per cent of Canadians surveyed think Poilievre will win the race, rising to 37 per cent among Conservative voters. That pales to his closest competitor, Jean Charest, who earned 12 per cent support among Canadians polled and just 14 per cent among Conservative voters.
In fact, the poll found Charest is viewed more favourably among Liberal voters (40 per cent) than Conservatives (27 per cent) while Poilievre — who nearly half of Liberal and NDP voters view negatively — is seen by 50 per cent of Conservative voters as the most favourable candidate.
“We’ve really got this tale of two candidates,” said Sean Simpson, vice-president of Ipsos Public Affairs.
“One of them is very popular with the party, but not outside the party. And the other one, the exact opposite is true. So Conservatives have a clear choice ahead of them.”
Ipsos interviewed over 1,000 Canadian adults between Thursday and Tuesday for the poll.
It comes as Poilievre, a longtime Ottawa MP already popular with the Conservative base for his attacks on the Liberal government, is leading the crowded field in spending and hosting big crowds across the country.
Charest, the former Quebec premier and leader of the now-defunct federal Progressive Conservatives, made a splash when he entered the race last month by promising he could broaden the Conservative tent — in part by bringing in more votes from Quebec.
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