I don't think the Liberals are going to need to resort to focusing on Harper (outside of some areas of his record as Prime Minister) because this time they actually have a candidate who can go toe-to-toe with him. Paul Martin and Stephane Dion were both very weak party leaders, compared to Harper. Ignatieff has sharpened his speaking skills and I think he has a pretty good idea of what Liberal voters are looking for.
The Conservatives may very well win, a majority seems unlikely, but, they have the seats now and they've run very strong campaigns recently, so they're the frontrunners. It should be a close one.
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