Bruce Anderson: A “protest flip” happens when people are fed up and want to, as the phrase has it, “send a message” that conveys that unhappiness. In that scenario, unpopular incumbent governments struggle to find good candidates, get motivated volunteers, and get past supporters to turn out at the polls.
There is little in today’s polling data that mirrors those conditions.
In our latest Spark Advocacy polling, we see satisfaction with the federal government at 66%, including 67% in Ontario and 69% in Quebec…