The incumbent MP for EsquimaltB次元官网网址擲aanichB次元官网网址擲ooke questions the validity of local polling and dismisses suggestions that growing polarization will hurt the federal New Democrats in the upcoming federal election.

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These national figures, in turn, show the New Democrats trailing behind the federal Liberals (37.5), federal Conservatives 934 per cent), and the Greens (10.8), with 8.4 per cent, according to a Mainstreet Research poll produced between Sept. 6 and 8.

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Dropping poll numbers have inspired the prediction that the NDP will suffer the fate of social democratic parties in Germany, France and other European countries, where they have bled support for decades, disappearing almost entirely in some cases, as voters increasingly divide into broadly defined camps, populists and progressives.

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That process officially started last week with the dropping of the writ on Wednesday. When asked about the state of the local race, Garrison said he has spent the summer focusing on his duties as MP.

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Garrison said his campaign will focus on ways to ensure shared prosperity among other issues. While the strong state of the economy under the leadership of the provincial New Democrats wonB次元官网网址檛 hurt, housing affordability remains an important issue for riding residents, said Garrison.

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