B.C. election: NDP lead Conservatives by 5 points in post-debate poll [Video]

There are fewer people planning to vote B.C. Conservative following last week’s televised leaders’ debate, according to a new survey that found most viewers felt John Rustad performed “poorly” against his political rivals.

The latest polling from the Angus Reid Institute was conducted in the five days after Rustad faced off against B.C. NDP Leader David Eby and B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau, in an event that saw the three opponents trade barbs on issues from housing to health care. 

While post-debate support for the NDP remained static at 45 per cent, support for the Conservatives slid to 40 per cent – a decline of four percentage points from the previous ARI survey conducted in September.

Support for Furstenau’s Greens surged to 12 per cent, an increase of two percentage points.

The Green leader fared best in the debate, according to the poll, with 79 per cent of respondents either feeling she performed “well” or “very well.”

By comparison, …