premise: Some of them told me they are voting Conservative , and some of them are clearly at a loss . One woman said that she and her husband are going on a cruise to avoid the whole question . While some Liberals are clearly fiscal conservatives in the Canadian context ( and note that both liberal and conservative have quite different meanings - much more to the left - than in the US ) others really believe in center left principles . The NDP could pick up their support all over the country . With a well run campaign and a little luck Jack Layton and a team of good candidates will be the spoiler in this election . As for me , well , I was going to get out the vote this weekend and on the expected by election day of September 8 . Why did some people tell the writer they are voting conservative ?
hypothesis: Because they support the conservative candidate .