Harper loses ground

A few weeks ago, we discussed the idea that Prime Minister Harper would have to find a way to maintain the loyalty of disaffected Liberals, fleeing the corruption of the Martin party. We suggested that an appear in Toronto at the International AIDS Conference would have allowed him to score some of those political points. It appears that our prediction was right; according to the results of a new Ipsos-Reid poll, Harper's no show cost him among Liberals, youth, and Quebecois, a place where the Liberals suffered the biggest losses.