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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@May 9 2005, 01:47 PM
I'm just curious about the whole racist, hidden agenda, dark evil platform that is described by the anti conservatives, and the Liberal Government?
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As others have pointed out, there are a few "hardpoints" that could sway your average Liberal voter. Iraq, and Gay Marriage could be considered showstoppers for them.
But beyond those hardpoints, you're right in that the platforms of the Liberals and Conservatives converge a fair bit.
So ultimately, if the Conservatives are lagging behind in the polls, is it the Liberals that are swaying the voters, or are the Conservatives doing a horrible job in demonstrating that they're not "evil" and selling their vision of government?
Personally I think it's more the latter, Harper has brought the charisma and salesmanship of a dictionary salesman to the political scene. If he was smart, he'd be finding a way to win over voters to his cause dispelling the myths, but instead, he's choosen to hit the cruise control button. I'm moving more towards the Conservative vote, but not because Harper has done anything to convince me.
Like I've said before, this race is the Conservatives to lose, and they're doing a damn fine job of it so far.