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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
That's true in a technical sense, but it's hard to deny that Dion is even weaker than Harper. The election showed two things:
1. Harper's support stayed about the same. He failed to gain any ground in the popular vote, though through vote splitting did gain a modest number of seats.
2. Stephane Dion was widely and roundly rejected by Canadians in nearly every region.
In that sense, I think Ignatieff would actually be a better choice--though it's hard to justify picking him over the other candidates. This is just terrible timing for the Liberals in a lot of ways.
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I agree with this 100%. I don't really know that the coalition is something I support. That being said I think that a lot of people are missing the point that Harpers mandate is very limited; he didn't get the majority he needed to govern like this and he will either pay the price or be made to feel that he is. While Harper is stronger than Dion in terms of number of seats his power within parliament is actually about the same....that is my main point.
I think that Ignatieff is the better choice to lead a coalition, but I also think that he will not take this role without a leadership vote to put him there.