Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
I think that right about now, the conservatives are feeling like that's their motto. If they take down the government on the NDP budget bill, they might end up losing an election anyways because of their lack of support right now. But, if they support it to try and get back support, they will lose some of their followers because of a lack of conviction. If they get rid of Stephen Harper, they could end up with a more charismatic leader, but the public will not have much time to get to know the new leader, and hopefully like him. If they keep Stephen Harper they risk not getting support back up because of his bad image. I do sympathize with them. The party is in a very tough spot with some hard decisions ahead of them.