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Originally Posted by MarchHare
I'm absolutely amazed that there hasn't already been calls from the Conservative ranks for Harper's resignation. If he couldn't win a majority against the Dion-led Liberals (who suffered their worst-ever election defeat), how will he ever win a majority?
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There's a simple answer: he won't. The likeliest outcome of another election is another Harper minority--the math here dictates a classic stalemate--with neither party enjoying broad enough regional support to form a majority.
That's why this puzzles me. And Hack&Lube's point is well taken--that this doesn't mean an election necessarily, and could just be saber-rattling. For one thing, the Grits can't bring down the government by themselves. But really, I don't see much of a reason for an election unless the Liberals' own numbers indicate that they will be much stronger in the east and will shave some votes away from the NDP elsewhere. Otherwise, it's stalemate city again.
As for those who are opposed to coalitions--with the electoral landscape the way it is, we'd better start hoping for some coalition governments. It may be the only way to avoid an election every 18 months.