The Economist's Take on the Eve of the Election

The Economist published a piece  at the end of the week, providing its last-minute analysis of the Canadian election. The sub-title to the article sums it up: A last-minute surge for the left might end up benefiting the right. Noting that the Globe & Mail had captured popular sentiment in describing Harper as "nasty, brutish - and competent," The Economist goes on to explain how the surge of NDP support may split the progressive vote sufficiently to serve up the long-elusive majority to the Harper Conservatives. - CM.