"Unskilled, off-the-cuff, and flippy-floppy".

Did you mean "not ready":)

Actually, after suffering the opposite from Harper, I suspect these very qualities were seen as refreshing by many. Oddly enough, Mulcair accused Trudeau as speaking from talking points during one of the debates. I especially found his actions to free up liberal Senators from attachment to the Liberal Caucus refreshing, possibly off the cuff, at a minimum, not reflecting established political skills and approaches.

Some of these qualities could prove to be beneficial, or a disaster. Hopefully, it's the latter.