After a long stretch of dominance in the polls, the Conservative Party of Canada now finds itself the potential underdog. Mark Carney, Canada’s newly appointed (but not yet elected) prime minister is kiting his international credentials, shaking hands with the king and a Europe keen on stability.

This dramatic shift in voter sentiment sparks lively banter among political pollsters. Nik Nanos predicts the upcoming federal election in Canada between the Liberals and the Conservatives will be akin to a “knife fight in a telephone booth.” Others speculate on the duration of leadership honeymoons; they don’t last forever but sometimes they last long enough.