Election talk (17)

"Harper says a vote for the Liberals is a vote for the NDP."

What a wonderful, upside-down world this suddenly became.

I can't believe that this story about Abbotsford is the real deal. The Conservatives have had this Bible belt seat locked up in every election in recent memory. In 2004 Randy White ran and won the riding for the Cons with almost 30,000 votes, outdistancing his nearest competitor (Liberal) by around 20,000 votes. In 2008 Edward Fast won the riding for the Cons with almost 31,000 votes outdistancing the Liberal and NDP by over 20,000 votes.

Even with NDP and Liberal combined they couldn't even come close to the Conservative vote. If there was ever a riding that represented the 'converted' it is the riding of Abbotsford to which Harper will be preaching tonight.

G-d damn Free Press.

"NDP voter volatility could create election surprises"

 Quoting Compas, again, "But here's the paradox: the NDP is especially unpredictable and can go both ways," Winn said.

 Those guys are desparate! I HATE THEM!

Harper is sounding increasingly desperate today. He is trying to whip his supporters up into a froth, fearing for their jobs and savings as the NDP comes to obliterate the economy. Mais voyons donc!

He has also been savaging Ignatieff, saying that at best he will be a backseat passenger in an NDP government. I think this line will backfire on Harper. Most Liberals are not happy with the hatchet job Harper did on Ignatieff, so Harper attacking Ignatieff like that, this late in campaign in a Liberal riding, will I think bring the Liberals out to vote. Also, given how Harper polarised the electorate, I think there are very few potential supporters for him in any party other than the ascendant NDP right now, and Harper has been able to knock Layton off his momentum. Let's hope voters show Stephen the (orange) door.

Anonymouse wrote:

I agree with Basement Dweller. I think the main reason Harper is going to Abbotsford is to get some regional media exposure and it is one of the few places he can guarantee himself a large and receptive audience.

That being said, with the HST and the growing visible minority population (that might make a break with the Conservatives), the NDP should have better results than usual. The NDP did better here in the BC provincial election when they were campaigning against the carbon tax.

For anyone in need of a boost, check out the CTV translator at the 2:50 mark of this news coverage of Jack Layton's rally in Montréal this morning. She starts cheering the lines of Jack Layton. Lol.

Harper is there because it is the next best thing to hiding altogether. There he can get big crowds and few questions from citizens-- they can shout down the media that is following him.

I saw the circumfrencially challenged Mike Duffy PEAKING OUT on Scumnews this morning. He was talking about the tory crime bill that died at dissolution, saying that the Libs and Dips deliberately were letting child molestors off the hook. At one point he actually said "with this bill if someone were exposing himself in public then the cops could arrest them today. Now that cant happen." Uhhhh, yeah, cops cant bust flashers, ok.

They're terrified!

edmundoconnor wrote:

"Let's be clear. A vote for the NDP is not a protest vote. A vote for the NDP is a vote for an NDP government."

- Stephen Harper

I approve of this message. We Can Do This!

Reuters has the CONS at 37% and the NDP at 30.6%.

The numbers are still tight 24 hrs from D- day.

I'm thinking that this is good news.

New york times article.

Who the f is 'Professor Morton'?

Oh, but remember, Edmonton was already the one part of Alberta where it's not outside the realm of possibility for a Liberal or NDP candidate to defeat a Conservative. Think Anne McLellan, or Dave Kilgour, or Ross Harvey, or Linda Duncan (and on top of that, Strathcona is Duncan's riding.) It may not happen particularly often, all things considered, but it can and does happen there much more often than anywhere else in the province.

In Calgary, that would blow my mind. But in Edmonton, not so much.

SOmeone pulled 60 NDP signs, and a bunch of liberal ones out of a dumpster yesterday, according to a report (with photographic evidence) on facebook.

Orange crush in Kingston

A WikiLeaks diplomatic cable referrs to the NDP as a "mouse of a party".

Fair enough.

The Mouse That Roared.

Kingston NDP rally before the police shut the street down

knownothing wrote:

Craig Oliver predicts NDP Minority.

Part of me hopes that we don't win.  We'll have over two-thirds of the caucus as newbies.  If we do win, we better do it right especially starting with the transition... have someone like Roy Romanow head it.  Let's NOT make some of the mistakes that happened in Ontario 21 years ago.

Reminds me... if anyone is near Bob Rae or Ujjal Dosanjh on election night, please take a picture of them for me... probably the moment the media declares the Liberal Party in third place

It is true that we will have many new MPs and that it might be more ideal to have some time as official Opposition to transition to the next election but if we are elected we have to do the best job we can as the future of canada and even the world will be affected. I understand there is some students in Quebec I hope they are hard lefties enough to keep the party to its principles.

To me, the question is not Will the NDP change Canada? but Will Canada change the NDP?

KenS wrote:

A WikiLeaks diplomatic cable referrs to the NDP as a "mouse of a party".

Fair enough.

The Mouse That Roared.

Better a mouse than a pair of rats?

Anonymouse wrote:

BBC captures NDP surging in Brampton-Springdale, check out the video

2 things about the BBC report.

First of all,the NDP promising to tackle the deficit in 4 years 'doesn't add up' according to the opposition.

But the Tories plan to do it does add up?

The NDP CAN keep all their promises AND balance the books in a 4 year span simply by cancelling plans for 'super' prisons,the fighter jets and most,if not all,the corporate goodies.

How do people think the 'Tories' would balance the books while keeping THEIR promises?

A military supremist police state at the expense of the poor,the sick and the elderly...And a major screw job to students and unions for added effect.

Enough with the bullshit fear mongering..Thankfully,it seems it ain't working anyhow.

Secondly,is Canada really entering unchartered political territory?

I'd say that a Harper majority would be unchartered territory.

The difference between the Cons and the NDP is that one party wants to kill Canada and the latter wants to save Canada.

@ Policywonk  

In Saskatoon. Not sure which riding.

Duncan:

Why are you advocating Strategic voting on the main page? Lets have an answer.

Let's not talk about voter fraud. We now have ID 2 VOTE, so it is going to be way less than it might have before.

Some is going to happen, and it could come from any of the parties.

All of the parties have been victims of it.

The only one I noticed doing that on rabble's front page is Liberal apologist Murray Dobbin