NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has 鈥減ut his political future on the line鈥� by agreeing to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 Liberals in power in exchange for progress on longstanding New Democratic priorities, according to pollster Nik Nanos.
The prime minister announced last week that the confidence-and-supply agreement with the NDP was finalized 鈥� an agreement that could keep the Liberals in power until June 2025.
Nanos, 麻豆影视鈥� official pollster, said the deal gives the NDP the ability to 鈥減ut some wins in the window鈥� between now and 2025. However, there鈥檚 a 鈥減otential political killer鈥� in the deal for the NDP, Nanos said Wednesday on the 麻豆影视 Trend Line podcast.
鈥淚f the Liberals hit a controversy, if there is a scandal, if there is turbulence and the New Democrats are propping up the Liberals, they're going to be a prime target for Canadians that are frustrated,鈥� he said.
He added that there would be NDP caucus members who鈥檇 be upset at having to prop up the Liberals -- and they would put the blame squarely on Singh.
As for the Liberals, Nanos says there are likely card-carrying members, some 鈥渂lue Liberals鈥� (or 鈥榖usiness Liberals鈥�) and voters of the party who likely 鈥渇eel abandoned鈥� by the deal.
As for the Conservatives, Nanos said the big question is: Where on the party鈥檚 political spectrum do they lean? 鈥淒o they go to the right? Do they stay the centre right? Do they move to the centre?鈥�
A recent Nanos poll showed Canadians believe that a more socially progressive, and economically centrist, Conservative Party would make it more appealing.
鈥淏ut who knows what's going to happen, because there's a leadership at play andaverage Canadians are not necessarily conservative voters,鈥� said Nanos. 鈥淪o there's a different group of people that will be selecting the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.鈥�
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