Around 200 Liberal supporters packed a small room in Fort Garry to hear Justin Trudeau speak.
The Liberal leader made a campaign stop in Winnipeg promoting his plan to bring change for the middle class.
"We're making a real commitment to growing our middle class that's what our new Canada child benefit and tax cuts for the middle class will do,” said Trudeau.
Perhaps no coincidence the rally took place at a hotel in Winnipeg South Centre—a riding the Liberals held for more than two decades until the Conservatives won it four years ago.
Pollster Curtis Brown of Probe Research said the Liberals have a good shot at getting it back but it won't be easy.
"Certainly the eastern part of that riding, like Osborne Village and Riverview and Fort Rouge, and that area tends to vote NDP very strongly in provincial elections,” Brown. “So they may have a fair bit of support over there as well and that may lead to a bit of a vote split where it allows the Conservatives to win."
A former business leader and journalist Jim Carr of the Liberals faces the challenge of winning back the seat for his party.
"We're working hard and we're talking to people in the neighbourhoods every day and we feel a sense of momentum," said Carr.
Incumbent candidate Joyce Bateman said support remains strong for the Conservatives.
"There's huge focus on the economy so I think the strength of (Stephen) Harper and his team on the economic issues will win the day," said Bateman.
Teacher Matt Henderson is carrying the NDP banner in this campaign. He said the response from voters so far has been positive.
"People in Winnipeg South Centre have said, ‘We're done with Harper. We're done with the Liberals,’ and they've found a home with the NDP," said Henderson.
Voter Enid Webster is on the fence.
She said taxes, full-time job creation and opportunities for youth are the issues that matter most to her.
"I want those young kids to have great jobs so they'll be able to look after us old people in the near future someday," said Webster.
