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Originally Posted by Slava
You're right there IFF, but that is also kind of the point. The top two are so far ahead in the name recognition side of things that the others are all trying to be in 3rd decisively just to be a factor.
Really the main race is still from Labour day onward though and I still think that is the case.
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Absolutely agree. I bet only a small fraction of people who will ultimately vote in October have bothered to even see who is running let alone weigh policy and have made a choice. Heck, a good friend of mine who usually is pretty up to date on current affairs and always makes time to vote was shocked when I told him last week that Barb Higgins was running. A lot of people have been away on holidays or have been busy with summer things.
On another note, after talking amongst my social circle, I find it shocking how many of my female friends plan to vote for Barb Higgins based solely on the fact that she is a high profile woman. For those that criticize Higgins for being short on policy so far and for only offering up platitudes, that probably doesn't hurt her one bit.