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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I was surprised at how subdued Harper was on this, but again I thought this was a bad format for a debate because the Prime Minister had to spend the entire debate defending himself and his party and he was the only one that actually had to be aware of actual numbers and spending. He couldn't show any fire because of the pre-conceived notion that when a Right Winger shows fire he's evil and arrogant and a big meanie, but when a member of the opposition does it, they're passionate and firey.
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Well, Harper is pretty much in the drivers seat now. He can afford to be subdued and be more picky about his fights. It's the same reason why Chretien was able to carry his swagger for so long and let the others fight it out. The opposition parties always need to be more reactionary in these debates.
If you recall, when Harper was the opposition leader, he was as whiney as any of them... red in the face and demanding apologies every 5 minutes. He was a weiner until he got into power.