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Liberal voters aren't. This philosophy has changed under Dion, and yet the Liberal voters are still true to the brand. Greater Toronto fits this bill exactly (Drill down to the Greater Toronto section of this interactive map: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/map/2008/ )
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Do you mean the Greater Toronto section of the map that shows the following:
NDP Candidates elected in Toronto-Danforth and Trinity-Spadina.
Conservative Candidates elected in Oakville, Halton, Mississauga-Erindale, Wellington-Halton Hills, Dufferin-Caledon, Simcoe-Grey, Oak Ridges-Markham, York-Simcoe, Newmarket-Aurora, Thornhill, Durham, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Whitby-Oshawa, Oshawa.
Is that the same Greater Toronto section of the map you were talking about, the one that you implied showed nothing but solid support for the Liberals? I guess my browser must not be displaying the correct results or something.
Even amongst the ridings that did vote Liberal, how can you possibly make the assertion that those citizens only blindly voted that way out of partisan party loyalty? Maybe there was a really strong local candidate running for the Liberals in that riding. Or maybe those voters -- SHOCKING I KNOW -- actually liked Dion's platform.
It's the absolute height of arrogance and absurdity to suggest that anyone who doesn't vote the same way as you must not be an informed, intelligent voter. I personally would never vote for the NDP or the Reform/Alliance/CPC, but I don't think anyone who does support those parties is making some terrible, ill-informed decision.