I didn’t bother watching the first debate on TV last night, as I didn’t think there would be any purpose in doing so. Lots of people seem to have felt the same way, as polling immediately after the debate showed little change in support:
It was Stephen Harper’s debate to lose — and he did not.
It was Michael Ignatieff’s debate to win — and he did not.
A poll done exclusively for QMI Agency immediately after Tuesday night’s English-language debate shows that English-speaking Canada was, by and large, unmoved by the two-hour duel among the four party leaders.
Asked who won the debate, 37% of those surveyed by Leger Marketing said Harper was the victor. About 21% said Ignatieff won.
Those numbers roughly mirror voter support in polls Leger has done before and during the election campaign.
