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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
As I said, Harper has consistently outmaneuvered the opposition. I agree that he wanted the election, but he wanted the opposition to force it. He got what he wanted, so the anger of Canadians who don't want to trudge to the polls works in his favour. The opposition's attempts to set this up as an ethics debate has been undermined by the coalition spectre (for now, at least), and as CC notes, Harper can paint the picture that it was the opposition who wasn't willing to work to work with him.
Say what you will about his policies, Harper knows his politics.
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Yup.
From a neutral position, you have to admire how much Harper can control the situation. He really gets the most power possible considering the minority he has. I'm not saying that I am neutral. I am a confessed small "l" liberal and make no apologies for it, but even I have to step back and give Harper at least a slow golf clap.