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Originally Posted by peter12
Flaherty said they would not take an opposition amendments into account.
I, more or less, agree with this post, except that polls, popularity etc... mean nothing until the writ has dropped. Ignatieff has done some pretty heavy work the past year, and the Conservatives have wheel-barrow full of minor offensives that have really racked up.
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Yeah, there's certainly the ammo there for the other parties to start to build a narrative of arrogance and corruption, but the Conservatives are really good about going on the offensive and dictating the terms of the discussion. Personally, I hate the style of campaigning (attack ads months before an election is called), but it's effective, and with the other parties hurting financially, nobody can go toe-to-toe with them in that style.
A best case for the Liberals is going to be to hold ground or maybe pick up a couple seats. Worst case is a Conservative majority. Ignatieff will be gone in either way, the only question is how long his successor will need to wait before getting a crack.