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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
So where the hell are the campaign signs and, for that matter, the campaigns?
Thus far, neither the Liberals nor the NDP appear to be making any kind of effort to let voters know they exist. No signs, no literature, no door-to-door knocking. Nothing. You gotta at least try, guys...
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Well, to be fair, it's not like the Conservatives are investing heavily in campaigning in Calgary either. Where I live (Lee Richardson's riding), I haven't seen a single campaign sign for ANY candidate. In fact, I've only seen a grand total of ONE sign since the writ was dropped (a generic "Vote Green Party" sign); someone walking through my neighbourhood would have no idea there was an election going on if they didn't already know. If the CPC weren't running an incumbent MP who I was already familiar with, I wouldn't be able to tell you the name of any of the candidates for any party in the Calgary Centre riding.
The Conservatives know they have this area locked up, so they're allocating their resources to swing ridings elsewhere. Likewise, the opposition parties know they can't win here no matter how hard they try, so they too are concentrating where it might actually make a difference for them. It's really no different than McCain not wasting his time, money, and effort trying to win Massassachutts or Obama trying to win Texas.