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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
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Rae definitely saw the writing on the wall. He knew that the only way he had a chance to be elected leader of the Liberal party was if the election was open to every Liberal party member.
He knew the deck was stacked against him with the "limited" participation (800 party members) being allowed in the vote.
The good news, however, for us Conservative party supporters is....
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A key issue for Liberals is who would fare best in a general election against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative party. An Angus Reid poll released Monday suggested that Harper would easily beat a Bob Rae-led Liberal party. The same poll also suggested that Michael Ignatieff would also lose, but by a much smaller margin.
The poll suggested that, were an election to be held now, the Liberals under Rae would garner 26 per cent of the vote versus 41 per cent for the Conservatives.
Meanwhile, the poll suggested that Ignatieff would lead the Liberals to 33 per cent of the vote compared with 38 per cent for the Harper Conservatives.
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/...eadership.html