Voters don't want winter election: poll

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Though Opposition leader Stephen Harper has set Nov. 28 as the day the axe will fall on the Liberal government, a new poll has revealed that voters do not want a winter election.

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However, a new Decima Research survey claims Canadians would prefer two-to-one to have a federal election in the spring, rather than in January or February.

The poll, obtained by Canadian Press Wednesday, also shows how Canadians are likely to vote:

33 per cent would back the Liberals
26 per cent would support the Conservatives
22 per cent would vote for the NDP
13 per cent would pick the Bloc Quebecois

Comparing it to a Decima poll done last week, Liberal support is unchanged. The Conservatives are down four percentage points, but the NDP has gained favour with voters in four of the last five weeks.

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