Bud the spud

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Harper has "poisoned the well" in parliament - path forward is uncertain (2008-12-01)

• What should be obvious to any but yellow-dog Tories after the past few weeks is that Harper is unfit to be Prime Minister. He turned a simple economic statem...
• This is a new low in political discourse: us versus them. I don't see how an honest difference in opinion makes one a buffoon or uncanadian, especially in a ...
• You just don't understand what treason is. You can disagree with the BQ (I certainly do) but talking is not treason. If they were to take up arms on the othe...
• But you said ,and I quote, "Anyone who does not support Harper, is a Political Buffoon and UnCanadian. . ." You were therefore not directing your comments ...
• Funny you call yourself 'informed.' Just what sources did you consult to determine that I am a liberal? Sorry, pal, I didn't vote Liberal in the last electio...
• Thanks for taking my post in the spirit intended. The Big M might indeed be a good choice: I remember fondly his appearance on Front Page Challenge: he reall...
• Sorry. My bad. I thought that I was responding to him, but I guess I slipped up.
• Not sure what your point is here. You accused me of being a Liberal, then you quote an earlier post in which I said I was not voting Liberal but admire Dion ...
• Not sure I'd use corruption as a disqualifier for office if I were a Conservative supporter. Kind of reminds me of what my grandmother said about pots and ke...
• This is getting silly. I ask you again: when did I say I was a Liberal or a Liberal supporter? You made an accusation, and when you couldn't prove it, you a...
• RonaldODowd, in fairness to Mr. Harper, I don't agree that "Harper has suceeded in dividing Canadians more than any other prime minister in history." I think...

CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 33, LP 27, NDP 22, BQ 10, GP 9 (ending October 11) (2008-10-12)

• Thank you for your calm and rational post. It is encouraging to see that level of discourse. Over the years I have voted for a variety of parties, and never ...

CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 32, LP 28, NDP 22, BQ 10, GP 8 (ending October 10) (2008-10-11)

• I understand your frustration, Craig. At the same time, modern managment theory tells us that it is not enough to be a 'policy wonk' if you want to be a succ...
• I agree. If you look at the past week, the Conservative support has faded. Meanwhiile the bloc that has grown the most rapidly is the undecided voters. This ...
• My question of the day is, where will the leaders be in six months? Three seem pretty solid, but as Harper says, the two top parties might be facing a review...
• I cannot agree that the ballot question is the economy. If it were, Harper would be in big trouble instead of having the minor increase in support that occur...
• My definition of the ballot question is that it is the one that voters ask themselves at the polling station before marking their vote. Naturally no one ques...
• Hey, let's not get personal, especially if you are trying to establish a logical argument. And if you are going to get personal, at least try to be factual. ...
• My guess is 32.4 for the Conservatives, 29.2 for the Liberals, 21.5 for the NDP, 7.8 for the greens, 9.1 for the BQ, and 1.0 for others.

CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 33, LP 27, NDP 22, BQ 10, GP 8 (ending October 9) (2008-10-10)

• This is really interesting. Today's numbers seem to reflect a reversal of the usual trend for soft NDP votes to break towards the Liberals at the end of a ca...
• I see your point, but at the same time, undecideds could not be called yellow dog voters of any type. Some undecideds could obviously go Conservative, but my...
• The Harris-Decoma poll was in the Globe and Mail. I'm not sure if that qualifies the poll as Liberal, since the G&M endorsed Harper. I'm having trouble scan...
• And the latest Decima poll has the Conservatives widening their lead over the Liberals, so the implied bias does not seem to exist.
• One of the most surprising things in this campaign has been how badly the Conservatives have managed the Quebec file. They won a surprising number of seats t...
• Of course it isn't easy to manage the Quebec file. It's known as the graveyard of prime ministers. But every successful prime minister has managed it. What's...

CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 33, LP 29, NDP 20, BQ 11, GP 7 (ending October 7) (2008-10-08)

• We have seen a narrowing gap between the Liberals and the Conservatives over the past few days. As the election cliche goes, the next few days will be very i...

CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 34, LP 30, NDP 19, BQ 10, GP 7 (ending October 4) (2008-10-05)

• I totally agree that voter turnout will be key this time. With the numbers tightening, the party that gets their people out efficiently will have a big advan...
• One thing I don't understand is how Harper rate so high in leadership. If your definition of a leader is the person in charge, then he's definitely in charge...
• Foxer, your definition of leadership "Most people define a leader by two important criteria - the ability to make an effective plan, and the ability to execu...
• While I agree that it's possible to construct a simplistic definition of leadership under which Harper could be seen as a good leader, it isn't a very useful...
• Well, foxer I didn't post my original comment to win an argument. I was trying to understand the phenomenon of Harper scoring well on leadership, when by mos...
• "The rest is simply details." But details are important: to use your flight metaphor, for a plane to stay in the air, lift plus thrust must overcome weight p...

Chat about the Leaders' Debate Live (2008-10-02)

• It's always tough to sort out the winners in an election debate, because two factors are in play: who made the best arguments, and whose performance swayed t...
• I was surprised at the Ipsos results. The latest Nanos poll has the Liberals pulling to within 5 points of the Conservatives, which kind of contradicts this ...