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Wed Mar-30-11 03:47 PM
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Harper challenges Ignatief to a 1 on 1 debate |
Bragi
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Wed Mar-30-11 04:09 PM
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1. Happily, this was a stumble by Harper |
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Ignatieff had already indicated in the morning Globe that he was good with a one-on-one, and when Harper was asked about it, he stumbled into agreement.
You could tell Harper hadn't thought it through. In fact, he has created a campaign risk for himself where he didn't need to. Looks good on him.
With this development, and the NDP candidate in London stepping down to support strategic voting, I think the game changed quite a bit today in favour of defeating Harper.
I couldn't be more pleased.
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Wed Mar-30-11 04:15 PM
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2. Isn't the first rule of campaigning to never take risks when you're ahead? |
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He's so desperate for a majority that he's willing to risk it all. Iggy campaign headquarters probably burst out cheering when they heard the news.
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Wed Mar-30-11 04:20 PM
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The proper political answer for him was to refuse such a notion because it would be undemocratic to exclude other party leaders, it isn't the Canadian way, etc.
Instead, he almost flippantly did his macho act and thereby created a risk for himself he really didn't need. I sense bad staff work is part of his problem.
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Wed Mar-30-11 04:30 PM
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That's an hour of my life I won't be wasting. I turn the tv off when either of those jackasses comes on. My stomach couldn't take both of them at the same time. Would it be too much to ask for a well aimed thunderbolt or two?
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Thu Mar-31-11 12:07 PM
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5. The CBC was making nice hay of it this morning |
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While I don't favour exclusion from debates, I think that if the Liberals and Conservatives wanted to stage their own event, the media should certainly cover it! ;)
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