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Originally Posted by Matty81
At least out where I'm at the big flaw in the tory campaign strategically has been to avoid debate and public appearances - the kind of "prevent" defense their running. The new guy running in the Kootenays is the only one of five local candidates who refused to show up at a debate today saying he's busy with other things and to me that reflects their overall outlook which seemed a bit afraid of the public and the media right from the start.
It worked to a point of protecting their base but you can't grow your support that way.
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Agreed--the optics of that really aren't good. Swing voters like to feel like someone is wooing them, and the Harper message has been way too standoffish and entitled.
Again, if the Liberals were halfway credible, he'd REALLY be in trouble here. As it stands, Liberal support is down to just the people who'd vote Liberal if their local candidate was a Toy Poodle with an "L" shaved into its flank.