The last set of Reid numbers were in the field when the coup-leaders keivns were already out publicly for Carole. I donâ??t consider them relevant at all. But James' personal approval has been in the twenties for more than a year, long before the infighting, including the poll I cited from August 2009. So it is very relevant. That Jennyâ??s are equally bad (margin of error accounted for) So there's no margin of error for James' 25% (which was probably lower than 25% before she resigned)? And let's be careful, the poll questions for James and Kwan's numbers here were not quite identical, though close enough to use for comparison. It's quite possible that Kwan's personal approval rating is higher than 27% (27% despite the keivns being out for her ), as some respondents may have approved of Kwan but preferred other candidates for the NDP leadership, especially as Kwan has unequivocally ruled out leadership aspirations and would be too divisive a choice.

by Nampol 10:36:01 AM 2012.08.31