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Originally Posted by octothorp
"Mayor Quimby is soft on crime. He even let Sideshow Bob out of prison - a man twice convicted for attempted murder. Can you trust Mayor Quimby? Vote Sideshow Bob for Mayor."
By which I mean, you can't criticize your opponent for supporting you unless you want to look like an even bigger idiot. I don't think that argument would fly with many Canadians except for those that are already conservative supporters. It's certainly not going to be the issue that decides the next election.
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All depends on who can spin it the best. There is already a perception of Ignatieff not having what it takes to lead given he tried to play the won't support the Tories card before and then backed off. It didn't reflect well on him as a leader or man in charge. he's spent the summer trying to figure out a plan to reverse that perception and has been bringing out these ads the last couple of weeks.
Even the Liberal bloggers were saying this time he has to mean it and everything in the last couple of weeks has been in the vein of "This time I mean it!". From saying they'd vote the government down on a the reno tax break with a promise to re-instate it etc. From saying it wouldn't matter what they brought forward the Liberals were going to vote against it.
For example, IF the Liberals end up supporting the EI bill or helping it through the House it will go against what Ignatieff has been saying the past couple of weeks. And with the right spin doctor he could get hammered for it. Heck , he might get hammered for it within his own party.