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Old 12-03-2008, 04:42 PM   #1621
ikaris
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post
Or are you contending that the Liberals having only one power base, Toronto, still makes them a national party? Maybe that's where I'm misunderstanding you. If that's your contention, sorry, I have to disagree. I don't feel you can draw on one regional base of support and translate that to a claim of national representation. By that standard, the Bloc is a stronger national voice than the NDP, because even though their support is regional, they have more seats than the NDP. As much as I disagree with the NDP, such an assertion would of course be silly.
The numbers prove what you're saying is simply not true. The Conservatives won a minority so they got more votes, but to say the Liberals are a Toronto only party is just patently wrong.
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