Today, Quebecers head to the polls, ready to elect what may be the least scary PQ government in the province’s history. That’s not a commentary on Marois, who is running on a disgustingly xenophobic platform. But even if the PQ gets a majority, it will be a majority built on only a third of the votes, at a time when there is no real appetite for another referendum. Premier Marois will change the country’s political dynamic and will put federal politicians on the hot seat, but this outcome won’t prompt the large-scale national panic that usually follows a PQ victory.<\/p>\n
That is, assuming she wins. As I wrote on Friday<\/a>, the conditions are ripe for a surprise – though that surprise would likely only be in the size of Marois’ win, or the composition of the opposition benches. <\/p>\n I’ll be blogging the results as they roll in tonight, but won’t hazard a guess as to the outcome. Here are the final polls and projections from those who are:<\/p>\n Forum<\/strong><\/a> (Sep 3, n = 2781 robo-dial) Ekos<\/strong><\/a> (Aug 31 to Sep 3, n = 1749 robo-dial) CROP<\/strong><\/a> (Aug 27-29, n = 1002 phone) Leger<\/strong><\/a> (Aug 29-31, n = 1856 online) 308.com<\/strong>:<\/a> PQ 63, Lib 33, CAQ 27, QS 2 (PQ 34.1%, Lib 27.9%, CAQ 26.3%, QS 7.1%<\/em>)<\/p>\n Too Close to Call<\/strong><\/a>: PQ 66, Lib 33, CAQ 24, QS 2<\/p>\n Democratic Space<\/strong><\/a>: PQ 55, CAQ 35, Lib 33, QS 2<\/p>\n
\nPQ 36%
\nLib 29%
\nCAQ 25%
\nQS 6%<\/p>\n
\nPQ 36.0%
\nCAQ 24.5%
\nLib 23.2%
\nQS 10.7%<\/p>\n
\nPQ 32%
\nCAQ 28%
\nLib 26%
\nQS 9%<\/p>\n
\nPQ 33%
\nCAQ 28%
\nLib 27%
\nQS 7%<\/p>\n