September 09, 2010
It may not matter whether she’s a Tory or an Independent in the next federal election, a poll done for members of the Conservative Party in Simcoe Grey has found Helena Guergis is likely to win with 30 per cent of the vote. As it stands, the Tories have 32 per cent support in the riding, but a third of that support would shift to an independent Guergis. All the more reason, says local Tory Art Storey, for the party and Guergis to kiss and make up. Internal fighting, he says, only hurts them in the long run. Half of the voters contacted, and half of those with Tory leanings, said she should be allowed to carry the Tory banner.