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Is the Justin Trudeau honeymoon over?

The Conservatives are gaining support despite the ongoing Senate scandals in Ottawa, while the Justin Trudeau Liberals have "hit a bump in the road."

That's the narrative of a new poll, released Thursday, by Ekos Research.

The survey, conducted between July 4 and July 9, claims that the Liberals are still in the lead sitting at 30.4 per cent support, down from 34.7 per cent in an Ekos poll in May. The Conservatives are up more than two points, now pegged at 28.4 per cent, while the NDP now sit at 23.4 per cent national support.

The Ekos poll is similar to other polls of late which have also indicated that the Liberals were slipping.

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Is it a bump? Or is the Justin Trudeau honeymoon finally over?

Ekos Research CEO Frank Graves thinks it's too early to tell.

"While it is premature to say that the rose is off the bloom, Justin Trudeau’s improbable ascent from the basement to the heir apparent of Canadian politics appears to have hit a bump in the road," Graves wrote in his survey report.

"His party still leads and his own approval numbers are rising still to far eclipse his two main rivals. This is all very good news. Of mild concern is the nearly insignificant three-point drop, which is more pronounced in the two key regional arenas for the Liberals – Quebec and Ontario. They maintain leads there, but the margins are far less comfortable than they were in our last poll. There has also been a rather abrupt decline in fortunes with new Canadians."

Abacus Data pollster David Coletto suggests that the Liberals are still in good shape.

"Every new political leader gets a bump in the polls. Yes, some of the shine has come off the new Liberal leader but there's no denying he has put the Liberals back into contention," he told Yahoo! Canada News in an email exchange.

"But despite the lowest Conservative support levels since 2006, Canadians deciding who is the best alternative has become a little more complicated. That's what the next two years [are] about for Mulcair, Trudeau, and May - consolidating that anti-Harper crowd under one tent."

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Certainly, political watchers shouldn't be surprised at these poll numbers. According to the Ekos tracking numbers, Michael Ignatieff's honeymoon ended within 4 to 5 months of him being elected as Liberal leader as did NDP leader Thomas Mulcair's.

Political consultant Gerry Nicholls says the problem for Trudeau is that he had no place to go but down.

"It was inevitable: sooner or later the novelty of his leadership would wear off, his higher profile would expose his flaws, the Tory attacks would start to sink in. It’s just what happens to politicians who peak early," he told Yahoo! Canada News.

"Unfortunately, for Trudeau all this will lead to media stories, along the lines of “Is Trudeau doing something wrong?”, which will further undermine his aura of invincibility."

If the Liberals continue to slide in the polls, that will undoubtedly be a question a lot of analysts will be asking: 'What is Trudeau doing wrong?'

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