According to the latest polls, the Liberals are on an upswing and now several points ahead of the Conservatives.
But they may have trouble cracking at least one Conservative stronghold in Manitoba – the riding of Portage–Lisgar.
The riding stretches from Portage La Prairie in the north to Gretna in the south, and is about as reliably conservative as they come.
In 2011, Conservative MP Candice Bergen captured nearly 76 per cent of the vote.
"It makes me think, ‘boy, I want to make sure everything I do makes them proud and happy they voted for me'," said Conservative Party candidate Candice Bergen.
Liberal candidate Ken Werbiski knows capturing the riding won’t be easy.
"I was told when I first voiced interest in doing this, that it was going to be a large mountain to climb," said Werbiski.
NDP candidate Dean Harder is working toward a similar goal.
"I'm confident in our plan," said Harder. "I think it's a great plan; I think it's the Canada of our dreams."
While anything is possible, political analyst Chris Adams said the Conservatives have little reason to worry about losing this riding.
"It's probably one of the safest ridings in all of Canada," said Adams. "It's highly doubtful that even if there is an effective opposition going on, that the Conservatives would lose it."
But even if unseating Bergen is Mission Impossible, Christian Heritage Party candidate Jerome Dondo said it's still a mission worth accepting.
"If we looked across the map of Canada and said, ‘only the top two candidates are running in this election,’ we wouldn't have a real democracy," said Dondo. "People would complain they don't have a choice."
On October 19, the people of Portage–Lisgar have a wide choice with five candidates vying for their votes.
