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"For Michael Ignatieff, he was in it to win it. So he didn't win the debate, but it is impossible to say that he lost it, either," said Christian Bourque of Leger Marketing. "It was not Michael Ignatieff's big night."

In fact, among those who said the Liberals were their first choice before the debate, just 54% said they thought Ignatieff won the debate. One in five Liberal supporters said Layton was the winner.

By contrast, 77% of those who said they were voting Conservative thought Harper won the debate. About 12% of Tory supporters called Layton as the winner.

Ouch.

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/decis.../17973721.html