Canada's Harper Is Unpopular Except With Those Who Worship Him
- Loyal Conservative base keeps him competitive amid headwinds
- Suburban Toronto immigrants hold key to election outcome
Stephen Harper, right, signs a campaign sign after speaking in Saskatoon, on Oct. 6.
Photographer: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP PhotosStephen Harper, the longest serving leader in the Group of Seven after Germany’s Angela Merkel, faces headwinds the likes of which usually destroy political campaigns: voter fatigue, scandal and a wobbly economy.
So how is it that less than two weeks away from the Oct. 19 election polls show Harper remains in the race? The folks who like him, it seems, like him a lot.